Nick Budnick - The Lund Report
Oregon health insurance premiums going up — but less than in other states
Oregon's average rate hikes of close to 10% could get far worse for many people, since they don't include the scheduled expiration of premium subsidies being debated in Congress. But the state's hikes are still lower than in many other states.
Oregon will pay insurers more to run Medicaid program after several threaten to pull out
PacificSource, the not-for-profit company which manages the Oregon Health Plan for people in Marion and Polk counties, is among organizations that have threatened to walk away from Oregon's Medicaid program.
Oregon public health programs hit with $117 million in surprise federal cuts
An abrupt halt to federal grants worth $12 billion around the country has state and local agencies contemplating layoffs and cuts to programs combatting diseases such as tuberculous, mpox and the flu.