New data from the Oregon Health Authority shows that commercial health insurance payments to hospitals have continued to climb, while prices for similar procedures varied widely across hospitals.AP file photo
Oregon Health Authority committee floats cap on commercial health insurance payments to hospitals
Published: Jul. 15, 2025
By Kristine de Leon | The Oregonian/OregonLive
Faced with surging hospital costs and mounting pressure on household budgets, Oregon officials are mulling a hard cap on commercial insurance payments to hospitals in hopes of controlling costs.
The idea is already in practice for public employees’ health plans in Oregon. Now, state health officials are exploring whether this model could help address broader affordability concerns in the commercial health insurance market — including plans people get through employers or the health care marketplace.
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