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Report | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

Comments on PacificSource's Small Business Rate Hike Proposal

PacificSource is proposing to increase rates 5.56% on average, affecting 35,224 Oregonians enrolled in small business plans. If approved, this rate increase will have wide ranging impacts. Most enrollees will see increases of between 6% and 10%. Some will see increases of up to 11.2%. Over 27% will see increases of between 8% and 14%.

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State of the rates

As any small business or individual who pays for health insurance can tell you, it hasn't been easy. Far from it, what with 20 percent rate hikes and a terrible economy.

But thanks to new rules to crack down on excessive health insurance rate hikes – and the greater scrutiny that has followed – consumers have reason for cautious optimism.

Report | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

Comments on Regence's Rate Hike Proposal

We are concerned that Regence BlueCross BlueShield (Regence) has not adequately justified its proposal for a rate increase impacting 47,806 Oregonians with coverage through a small business employer.

Result | Health Care

New plan could cut over $200 million in health care waste

OSPIRG's Laura Etherton helped lead the effort between different health care industry players.

Result | Health Care

Consumers saved $37 million in health insurance costs since 2010

Regence BlueCross BlueShield customers alone saved $12.5 million, or over $200 per person, when the state knocked back their 22% proposed increase nearly in half in the Spring of 2011.

Resource | Consumer, Health Care

Young Person's Guide to Health Insurance

Under the federal health care law, young adults have access to new, previously unavailable health insurance options. To make the most of those new choices, you need to learn the facts. This guide is designed to help you do that.

Consumers saved $37 million in health insurance costs

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From 2010 to the present, Oregon's consumers have saved $37 million in health insurance costs, thanks to stepped up scrutiny of health insurers by state officials and OSPIRG's Health Insurance Rate Watch Project.

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Make Health Care Work for Oregon

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The Three Trillion Dollar Question: What Health Care Reform Can Save For Families, Businesses and Taxpayers

Without health care reform, the United States is projected to spend over $40 trillion on health care in the next decade. Experts estimate that thirty percent of that spending – up to $12 trillion dollars – will be wasted on ineffective care, pointless red tape, and counterproductive treatments that can actually harm patients.

Report | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

Making the Grade

By providing better options and better information, and negotiating on behalf of its enrollees, the exchange can level the playing field for consumers.

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