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Here’s which health insurers lost or gained market share in Oregon this year

by Hillary Regan | Apr 29, 2015 | Learn

The numbers are in: It appears that Oregon consumers were fairly price sensitive when it came to choosing health plans this year. Read more about it...

Drug cost mystery: older multiple sclerosis medicines skyrocket despite competition

by Hillary Regan | Apr 27, 2015 | Learn

A group of Oregon researchers have issued what amounts to an indictment of pharmaceutical industry pricing, with a new study showing that people with multiple sclerosis have been hit with skyrocketing bills for medicines introduced long ago. Read more about it...

Legislature 2015: Here are the health bills that are alive and kicking and others that croaked

by Hillary Regan | Apr 23, 2015 | Learn

Read about them here.

Can we spend less on health care by investing in education?

by Hillary Regan | Apr 17, 2015 | Learn

Investments in Education Are Investments in Health Health care accounts for a vast proportion of the nation’s federal and state budgets. At the same time, the business costs of providing private employee health insurance are steadily climbing. Amid these escalating...

8 States that expanded Medicaid saved 1.8 Billion. What could your state save?

by Hillary Regan | Apr 17, 2015 | Learn

States that expanded the number of people eligible for Medicaid are seeing big budgetary savings without reducing services. Data from eight states show $1.8 billion in budget savings and revenue gains by the end of 2015 as a result of Medicaid expansion. Read more...