When high drug prices hit home
OB’s Research Editor navigates the labyrinthine world of pharmaceutical drug pricing.
Health Care
Employers charge into health care reform
Self-insurance, employer trusts and professional partnerships help businesses slash health care costs.
‘We are constantly in an adversarial state’
Portland attorneys respond to a New York Times article about pervasive mental health problems and drug use in the legal profession.
Employers target wellness programs for health savings — and recruitment purposes
Corporate wellness programs diversify, seek measurable outcomes.
Reconstructing Health Care
As the feds waffle on health care policy, employers take charge. We dive into the wonky world of private-sector insurance plans and the booming business of wellness programming.
Launch: The Doctor Is In
Health care startups: A tech solution targets female health issues, AI streamlines the intake process and Cascadia Health builds a mixed-use campus.
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.
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.
