Our friends over at The Lund Report are doing some good reporting. Here’s their current offering.

Hospitals See Their Medicaid Rate Cut by 15 Percent
Officials from the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems admit they’re disappointed with Governor Kitzhaber’s decision that occurred after the legislature adjourned

Managed Care Organizations Say They’re Ready to Become CCOs
Officials from CareOregon, the WVP Authority and Douglas County Independent Physicians Association appeared before the Health Policy Board last week

Will Swedish Limit Choices for Women and the Dying under Providence Deal?
Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and Compassion and Choices are worried that Catholic policies will end up prohibiting some reproductive and end-of-life services for patients when secular Swedish Health Services affiliates with religious Providence

Oregon Could Have Saved $93 Million in Medical Liability Costs
Those dollars wouldn’t have had to be spent in 2008 had Oregon had a safe harbor rule, protecting doctors who followed medically-approved guidelines

Health Policy Board Gets Glimpse of CCO Business Plan
Coordinated care organizations cannot begin operating until the Oregon Legislature approves the final business plan during its February session

Governor Kitzhaber Says the Health Exchange Will Increase Oregon’s Purchasing Power
Appearing before the health insurance exchange board yesterday, the governor said it’s the “starting point” to change the state’s healthcare system