Oregon lawmakers target hidden ‘facility fees’ contributing to higher medical costs
Facility fees charged for hospital care have grown more common for routine check-ups and procedures, consumer advocates say.
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Massive Medicaid cuts floated in Congress face hurdles
Again, nobody knows. A push to cut Medicaid and roll back the Affordable Care Act in 2017 stalled narrowly. In 2020 a separate push to cut the hospital and provider taxes that fund Medicaid in most ...
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How Might Oregon and Washington healthcare providers be effected by proposed Medicaid cuts?
House Republicans narrowly passed a budget resolution that requires the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion ...
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Oregon attorney general urges Supreme Court to defend provider choice under Medicaid
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield is weighing in on a Supreme Court case – urging the justices to defend Medicaid ...
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Medicaid reimbursement rates may be best tool to ensure dental care access in Oregon
Changing the Medicaid reimbursement will help ensure that everyone in Oregon has access to the dental care they need, an ...
Proposed Medicaid cuts feel like personal affront to caregivers, patients
The House earlier this month approved a Republican budget plan that could shrink Medicaid spending by $880 billion over 10 ...
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$400M in Oregon Measure 110 funds set for addiction treatment
This money comes from state cannabis funds raised through Measure 110, Oregon's drug addiction treatment and recovery act.
Oregon's sole Republican Congressman, Rep. Bentz, talks Medicaid, calls from voters & more
Oregon's only Republican congressman says his office is getting a lot calls - on some days as many as 1,000 – with many constituents responding to the substanti ...