Adam V. Russo | June 28, 2010
Oregon. The state will add approximately 35,000 adults to the Oregon Health Plan, due to increased funding from legislation passed in 2009. The Oregon Department of Human Service’s Division of Medical Assistance Programs administers the plan, and estimates that about 140,000 adult state residents qualify based on their income. For more information, visit http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/healthplan/.
Adam V. Russo | June 28, 2010
Twenty states so far have rejected federal funds to administer a high-risk insurance pool, as designed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The high-risk pool would extend coverage to state residents unable to purchase insurance because of preexisting medical conditions. In these states, the federal government will be responsible for creating and running [...]
Adam V. Russo | November 13, 2009
Oregon examined a bill that reduced PIP recoveries by limiting them to only when the amount recovered exceeds “damages” as opposed to “economic damages”.
