Video: How to contain health care costs and improve care
Oregon Business hosted a May forum exploring strategies for containing employer health care costs. The discussion featured panelists from The Partners Group, Harsch Investment Co. and SAIF.
Health Care
Lawsuits, entitlement costs threaten health care, former CEO says
Mike Schwab, former CEO of the Portland Clinic, outlines two problems with the U.S. health care system.
The failure of federal guarantees
Many health insurers got a nasty surprise on October 1, 2015 when the federal government announced it would only pay 12.6% of money owed to them through the risk corridor program for losses incurred in the first year of the ACA.
A balancing act: Navigating the public and private health care landscape
In the years after the Affordable Care Act, public funding for health care has skyrocketed.
On the scene: What the U.S. can learn from other countries about health care
A Portland City Club panel discusses pros and cons of international health care models.
Merger Mania
Hospitals and insurance companies have embarked on a buying spree. Will new partnerships result in better care — or higher costs?
One click, sick fix
Zoom+ remade urgent care for the on-demand generation. Now the startup is setting its sights on new applications, including retail insurance and specialty care. The catch? Medicaid and Medicare patients need not apply.
Ebb and Flow: PSU Biz dean resigns; Legacy GoHealth likes Uber
A weekly list of hires, fires and promotions, as well as retail and restaurant openings and closings:
Consolidated Health
Health care consolidation is everywhere in the Pacific Northwest. Legacy Health has formed an affiliation with Silverton Health System, former Southwest Washington Medical Center became part of the PeaceHealth organization and Providence Health & Services and OHSU have expanded their market footprints via acquisition, merger and partnerships. OB is working on a story about health care consolidation; in the meantime, we asked readers to weigh in on the issue. Reader sentiment is leaning negative; post consolidation, costs will go up, and quality will go down.