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.
In the years after the Affordable Care Act, public funding for health care has skyrocketed.
A Portland City Club panel discusses pros and cons of international health care models.
Hospitals and insurance companies have embarked on a buying spree. Will new partnerships result in better care — or higher costs?
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.
A weekly list of hires, fires and promotions, as well as retail and restaurant openings and closings:
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.
The story of Moda Health’s financial implosion has rocked the city and state with all the force of a sex scandal, minus the salaciousness, of course. Insurance industry jargon — risk adjustment corridors, individual insurance markets, special enrollment periods — is suddenly the talk of the town. Moda’s sudden exit/exile from Oregon’s insurance market also … Read more
