Oregon

• Medicaid expansion didn't improve health in Oregon

  By Kathryn Mayer  |  May 10, 2013

  "No significant improvement in measured physical health outcomes.” That was the conclusion of a study of thousands of low-income people in Oregon who have received access to Medicaid since 2008.

• NYC set to pass sick days plan

  By Jennifer Peltz  |  May 8, 2013

  A national push for paid sick days is poised to score a significant victory, with lawmakers in the nation's largest city set to vote on requiring businesses to provide the benefit to an estimated 1 million workers who don't have it now.

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  The IRS's unhealthy stance on wellness

  By Allen Greenberg  |  May 6, 2013

  To be generous, I could just chalk this up to one hand not knowing what the other might be trying to manipulate.

• Medicaid improved mental health for uninsured

  By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar  |  May 2, 2013

  If you're uninsured, getting on Medicaid clearly improves your mental health, but it doesn't seem to make much difference in physical conditions such as high blood pressure.

• Idaho insurance exchange hires director

  By The Associated Press  |  April 24, 2013

  Idaho's new insurance exchange aims to rehire a former Department of Insurance contractor as its leader, to prepare for its Jan. 1, 2014 start-up.

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  Aging Americans in denial about long-term care

  By Jennifer Agiesta, Lauran Neergaard  |  April 24, 2013

  A new poll examined how people 40 and over are preparing for this difficult and often pricey reality of aging, and found two-thirds say they've done little to no planning.

• More states license co-ops

  By Allison Bell  |  April 17, 2013

  At least 10 organizers of co-op plans have received some or all of the state regulator approvals they need to open the plans for business.

• IPERS settles Countrywide securities lawsuit

  By Associated Press  |  April 17, 2013

  The retirement fund for Iowa state employees will get a share of a $500 million proposed settlement in a lawsuit against Countrywide Financial Corp. and other companies that bundled securities backed by defective home mortgages.

• Oregon bill would guard employee Facebook passwords

  By The Associated Press  |  April 16, 2013

  The Oregon House has voted to bar employers from requiring employees or job applicants to provide login information for their Facebook and other personal social media accounts.

• Hypocrisy runs deep in DC’s budget debates

  By Charles Babington  |  April 12, 2013

  Hypocrisy is nothing new in Washington. The long-running debate over taxes and spending, however, is producing especially blatant examples of politicians contradicting themselves or attacking opponents for taking the very stances they've taken themselves.