Jonathan J. Cooper

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  Governors to hear Oregon health care plan

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  February 22, 2013

  Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber will brief other state leaders this weekend on his plan to lower Medicaid costs, touting an overhaul President Barack Obama highlighted in his State of the Union address for its potential to lower the deficit even as health care expenses climb.

• Study suggests Oregon premiums will rise

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  August 3, 2012

  The federal health care overhaul will cause insurance premiums to rise, in some cases substantially, for Oregonians who buy their own insurance or get their coverage from a small employer, according to the findings of new study.

• Feds to put up $1.9B for Oregon health overhaul

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  May 3, 2012

  The Obama administration is buying into an ambitious health care initiative in Oregon, announcing Thursday it has tentatively agreed to chip in $1.9 billion over five years to help get the program off the ground.

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  Oregon picks up where PPACA left off

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  March 6, 2012

  Pregnant with her seventh child and desperate to kick a meth addiction, Madeline Hutchinson turned to a program from the local Medicaid provider that connected her with a mentor and other support that she said helped her get off drugs.

• Oregon health overhaul makes financial promises

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  March 2, 2012

  Oregon Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber has signed a bill to implement his plan to redesign health care in the state.

• Ore. considers ban on job ads excluding unemployed

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  February 28, 2012

  The Oregon House voted Monday to make it illegal to post a job advertisement telling unemployed jobseekers not to apply.

• GOP delays vote on Oregon health exchange

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  February 14, 2012

  Republicans put the brakes on a second of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber's health initiatives Monday, delaying a vote on a widely-supported bill that would create an insurance marketplace for individuals and small businesses.

• Health costs tie up Oregon labor bargaining

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  July 13, 2011

  Negotiations between the state and unions representing government workers are heating up over the state's demand that employees chip in part of their health care premiums.

• Oregon's health exchange grant in danger

  By Jonathan J. Cooper  |  April 25, 2011

  A $48 million grant from the federal government to help Oregon create a health insurance exchange is endangered, and some Democrats say it's because of Republican opposition to the federal health care overhaul.