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Oregon health insurance exchange may be seized by the federal government

April 28, 2014April 26, 2014 S.Vagus

Federal government may take control of Cover Oregon in order to fix it The federal government is preparing to take over the health insurance exchange of Oregon. Cover Oregon is one of the few state-operated exchanges currently in existence in the U.S., as most states have opted to allow the federal government to manage their exchanges. Federal exchanges have experienced major technical problems that have made it difficult for people throughout the country to sign up for insurance coverage, but some state-run exchanges have managed to avoid these problems. This…

Obamacare enrollments continue through April for Oregon

April 4, 2014April 12, 2014 G. Turner

Those in the state who still have not obtained health insurance, there is still a small amount of time. Oregonians who have not yet complied with the Obamacare regulations by purchasing health insurance coverage will still have another month to buy their plans, due to the broad range of various technical problems that were experienced by users of Cover Oregon. While most of the rest of Americans had their deadline on Monday, the enrollments continue in Oregon. The federal government provided Oregon with the longest break when it came to…

Insurance technology dispute creates turbulence between Oregon and Oracle

March 6, 2014March 4, 2014 Marc

Dispute between Oregon and Oracle threatens the capabilities of Cover Oregon Acclaimed technology firm Oracle has been at odds with the State of Oregon regarding its health insurance exchange. The exchange makes use of technology that has been developed by Oracle and this technology allows the exchange to operate as it is meant to. The problem, however, is that Cover Oregon is not yet fully developed and state officials have called into question the viability of Oracle’s insurance technology. The tension between the state and the technology firm had reached…

Health care reform continues for states with insurance exchange disasters

March 3, 2014March 1, 2014 Julie Campbell

The government has just expanded its assistance for purchasing insurance to provide Americans with more help. The deadline is now less than a month away, and as Americans scramble to make their last minute insurance purchases in order to comply with the health care reform, the Obama administration has bent a few of the rules to help to ensure that people won’t be left without coverage due to struggles with some of the state run exchanges. Residents of states where the insurance exchanges have never been made to work properly…

Health insurance coverage could increase ER visits

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 G. Turner

health insurance coverage emergency room ER visits

A study has suggested that those who are newly insured may start visiting emergency rooms more often. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist has indicated that previous predictions that the reduction in the cost of heading to the ER through a rise in health insurance coverage rates would cause the number of visits to increase, have not lost their relevance. Research has now indicated that the newly insured among the poor are more likely to head to the ER. The research was conducted in the Boston area and offered evidence…