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OHA flags Eugene-based medical group, 2 insurers for excessive spending
Oregon has been trying to reign in health care spending for years. In 2019, lawmakers created the Sustainable Health Care Cost Growth Target Program to study and limit health care costs.

A record 24 million people now get Obamacare health plans. Will it last under Trump?
Enrollment in Affordable Care Act health insurance plans has grown every year of the Biden administration, leading to a record high rate of people with insurance.
Think Out Loud
In Oregon and across the country, mental health providers are leaving insurance networks
We learn more on what providers have experienced and what mental health care looks like in Oregon.
Health
More than 80% keep coverage as Oregon Health Plan eligibility checks near completion
State health officials are nearing completion of a reinstated program of eligibility checks for the roughly 1.4 million people covered by the Oregon Health Plan.

Oregon expands free Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands more people
The state is the third nationwide to expand coverage to people who earn more than limits set by the federal government.

Amid historic health enrollment gains nationally, Oregon holds steady
State officials say Oregon’s relatively flat enrollment with its subsidized insurance marketplace website reflects success with other health care initiatives

Education
Union, district disagree on health insurance benefit cliff for those on strike in Portland
The district says Thursday was the cutoff for teachers needing to return to the classroom to be eligible for December benefits. But they expect teachers to still have coverage. Here’s why.

Some Kaiser Permanente workers return, while pharmacy strike continues
Members of the Service Employees International Union returned to work at 6 a.m. Saturday. A second Kaiser strike, which has shuttered several pharmacies in Oregon, continues.

Paid Leave Oregon signups can begin next week
The Oregon Employment Department announced Wednesday that Paid Leave Oregon is on track to begin next month, and people can start signing up for benefits Monday.
New public health care for 100,000 Oregonians would raise private insurance costs
The new program would provide more poor adult Oregonians with stable, publicly funded healthcare, but it comes at the cost of some middle-class families paying more for private health insurance each month.