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News Release | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

Public Comments Due on Regence Rate Hike

Oregonians impacted by Regence’s small business rate increase proposal have until the end of the day Tuesday, January 10th to submit public comments to the Oregon Insurance Division. 

 

News Release | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

15%+ Regence Rate Hikes for Some Small Businesses

If Regence BlueCross BlueShield’s proposal is approved, small businesses will see rates rise 8.0% on average, with some jumping more than 15% in the next year, according to a new analysis by OSPIRG Foundation’s Health Insurance Rate Watch project.

News Release | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

ODS Rate Hike Nudged Down to 8.94%

Officials at the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced approval of an of an 8.94% rate increase on ODS individual policies, down one percentage point from the proposed 9.94% average rate hike.

News Release | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

Analysis of Proposed 9.94% ODS Health Plan Rate Hike

ODS Health Plan will defend its proposal to raise rates nearly 10% on over 26,000 Oregonians at a public hearing today in Salem. The increase comes after two back-to-back years of increases exceeding 17%. If approved, the average rate will have soared 52% for individual policyholders over the last three years.

News Release | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

Oregon Officials Cut Regence Rate Hike from 22.1% to 12.8%

We commend the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services for shielding 60,000 Regence customers from what could have been a devastating 22.1% rate hike this year.

News Release | OSPIRG Foundation | Health Care

Regence Rate Hike Could Hit 25% for Some Businesses

According to a new analysis conducted by OSPIRG Foundation’s Health Insurance Rate Watch project, Regence has more work to do to justify their pending rate hike.

News Release | OSPIRG | Health Care

Over 400,000 Oregonians Hit With Insurance Hikes 4X Inflation

Oregon health insurance companies raised average rates four times above the rate of inflation (14.2%) in 2008 on individual, small business and portability plans affecting 443,365 people.

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