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A recent change in US immigration law has Oregon officials worried that confusion over what it means will lead legal immigrants to drop their subsidized… -
stevepb/PixabayIf you plan on purchasing health insurance on the marketplace for 2020, time is running out. The sign-up period for next year closes on December…
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The talk of health insurance continues to heat up along with the presidential campaign. And a poll taken earlier this year in Oregon appears to add…
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"Medicare For All" and "Socialized Medicine" are diametrically opposed terms that really mean one thing: a single-payer health insurance, like our…
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The major political discussions about health insurance in our country revolve around how to get more people covered. So it perplexed more than a few…
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The process that led to the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare") had some lofty goals at the outset. Supporters wanted to cut the number of people without…
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The term "Medicare for all" is several years old, but it is certainly gaining traction this year. Some newer members of Congress are pushing for national…
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California continues to pass laws--like the recent net neutrality bill--that challenge the rest of the nation to keep up. With a huge chunk of the…
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Oregon began putting its own spin on providing health care to the public even before the Affordable Care Act--"Obamacare"--took effect. The work of the…
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One of the major gripes about the Affordable Care Act--Obamacare--is that it does not include a public option, a Medicare-style single-payer element. Many…
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As we move further into the age of health insurance reform, the arguments just keep coming. One concerns individual health insurance rates: will they go…
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Birth control is a fact of life in our society, but it was not always easy to obtain. It took a Supreme Court ruling in the mid 1960s to legalize…
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The Oregon Legislature recently took a stand on colonoscopies. Not pro or con, mind you--medicine is quite convinced of the value of a picture of the…
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The name of a recent study make its point clear in its title: "Medicaid Increases Emergency Department Use."The study is the latest in a series that…
