SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente affiliates will pay $556 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the health care giant committed Medicare fraud and pressured doctors to list incorrect ...

North Dakota's largest health insurer and a soon-to-be five-state health insurance enterprise based in Oregon have received the go-ahead to join forces. The North Dakota Insurance Department approved ...

PORTLND, Ore. (KOIN) – On behalf of our sponsors at Health Plans In Oregon, we’re so glad that Local Health Insurance Expert Linda Nilsen could join us in-studio to help viewers navigate Open ...

CMS has announced that the new cycle of drug price negotiations by Medicare will include big-name drugs for diabetes and HIV/AIDS, as well as Botox injections. 1,2 The 15 high-cost prescription drugs ...

A patient’s death in March 2025 put federal funds for Oregon State Hospital in jeopardy. But in recent days this peril ...

Of these, about 40% will require “high-intensity care” lasting for more than a year. Yet only 3% of Americans (or 15% of ...

Attorneys at Kaufman Dolowich LLP discuss key legal and litigation trends for 2026 in the healthcare industry, including medical malpractice, employment law, health insurance, and cyber litigation.

On December 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced that Oregon will be receiving $197 million under the Rural ...

Illinois has filed or joined 51 lawsuits against the Trump administration between January 2025 and January 2026, challenging ...

The proposal, coming ahead of the midterm elections, falls far short of President Donald Trump’s promises to deliver a replacement for the Affordable Care Act.

The North Dakota Insurance Department has approved the strategic affiliation between Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota (BCBSND) and Cambia Health Solutions.

Here's what lawmakers in the Mid-Valley said they'll be prioritizing during the 35-day legislative session that begins Feb. 2 ...