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383,000 uninsured Oregonians, and thousands of working families who are under-insured and lack access to culturally competent healthcare. OHEA’s A Healthy Oregon: 21st Century Health Equity Priorities report provides a roadmap to key priorities that, with critical new investments, will improve outcomes and health equity in Oregon.

by Hillary Regan | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, Learn

Oregon Health Equity Alliance Releases A Healthy Oregon: 21st Century Health Equity Investments Report Oregon currently ranks 31 in state public health funding, 21% below the median state. Too many Oregonians are sick and die prematurely due to preventable disease....

Consumer Reports: Is There a Cure for High Drug Prices?

by Hillary Regan | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, Learn

The cost of prescription drugs for tens of millions of Americans rose $2 billion last year, and all signs point to a continued rise. At stake is nothing less than the ability of Americans to afford the medicines they need. Can we stop the madness? Read about it...

OPB Think out Loud: African-Americans & Health Care

by Hillary Regan | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog, Learn

Portland State University alumnus and Harvard School of Public Health fellow Adolfo Cuevas shares the results of his study looking into mistrust of health care professionals by Portland’s African-American community. Listen to it...

In States Not Expanding Medicaid, Poor Are at Risk for Higher Costs, Fewer Benefits

by Hillary Regan | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog, Learn

Low-income adults who qualify for expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) but live in states that have not increased eligibility for the program are at risk of paying higher out-of-pocket costs and receiving less comprehensive insurance coverage,...

How Congress And The VA Left Many Veterans Without A ‘Choice’

by Hillary Regan | May 17, 2016 | Blog, Learn

NPR — together with member stations from across the country — has been reporting on troubles with the Veterans Choice program, a $10 billion plan created by Congress two years ago to squash long wait times veterans were encountering when going to see a doctor. But as...

Changes in Consumer Cost-Sharing for Health Plans Sold in the ACA’s Insurance Marketplaces, 2015 to 2016

by Hillary Regan | May 12, 2016 | Blog, Learn

This brief examines changes in consumer health plan cost-sharing—deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, and out-of-pocket limits—for coverage offered in the Affordable Care Act’s marketplaces between 2015 and 2016. Three of seven measures studied rose moderately in...