Senate approves bill changing state's approach to employee health care premiums
Amid rising health care costs, the Senate voted Tuesday to approve a bill revising New Mexico's insurance plan for more than 36,000 state and judicial branch employees. The bill, Senate Bill 376, ...
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‘Not sustainable’: OHSU, UnitedHealthcare near end of contract amid ongoing negotiations
By the start of next month, Oregon Health and Science University patients using UnitedHealthcare could no longer be covered ...
UnitedHealthcare insurance customers may soon find OHSU out-of-network
About 74,000 OHSU patients enrolled in UnitedHealthcare employer-sponsored and Medicare Advantage health plans would be ...
Democratic bill cutting reimbursement rates for Colorado's urban hospitals sparks debate, backlash
House Bill 1174, which targets urban hospitals, aims to cap their reimbursement rates. The bill's savings will fund state ...
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Medicaid funding bill easily passes Oregon House
A bill that would raise billions in federal dollars for Oregon’ s Medicaid program and allocate a substantial portion back to hospitals passed in the Oregon House of Representatives on Thursday. It ...
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6 Republicans join Democrats, pass Medicaid funding bill in Oregon House
A bill that would raise billions in federal dollars for Oregon’ s Medicaid program and allocate a substantial portion back to hospitals passed in the Oregon House of Representatives Thursday. It ...
Oregon lawmakers consider consumer protections for ambulance services
Oregon passed balance billing protections for emergency situations, but they applied to inpatient services and not ground ...
Oregon House moves to renew provider tax to fund state Medicaid program
The Oregon House voted Thursday to renew a tax on hospitals and health insurance plans to help increase funding for the state ...
Insurance CEO's home riddled with bullets; gunman remains on the run
A gunman shot up the home of SAIF CEO Chip Terhune outside Portland, Oregon, and the shooter remains on the loose, according ...
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House passes bill to save Oregon Health Plan if Congress kills Medicaid funding
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – As the future of federally funded programs like Medicaid hangs in the balance, Oregon lawmakers are working to preserve healthcare coverage for its residents. On Thursday ...