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wweek. com > news > health > 05/20/2026 > portland-based-providence-health-plan-to-stop-offering-most-insurance-plans-at-end-of-year

Portland-Based Providence Health Plan To Stop Offering Most Insurance Plans At End of Year

1+ day, 52+ min ago  (508+ words) The Providence Health Plan said Wednesday that it would stop offering most of its insurance products by the year's end, heralding the near-complete dissolution of a longtime stalwart of Oregon's private health insurance marketplace. "We have determined that the most…...

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wweek. com > news > health > 03/19/2026 > providence-may-sell-off-health-insurance-business

Providence May Sell Off Health Insurance Business

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (336+ words) Providence said Thursday that it may sell its regional health insurance plan, an announcement sure to generate uncertainty for the plan's 435, 000 members'most of whom are based in Oregon'as well as its largely Oregon-based staff. Providence reports having lost money on…...

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wweek. com > news > health > 02/28/2026 > providence-oregon-ceo-discusses-joint-decision-with-insurer-to-restrict-access-to-specialty-care

Providence Oregon CEO Discusses "Joint Decision" With Insurer to Restrict Access to Specialty Care

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (478+ words) As WW recently reported, many low income Portlanders have lost a key pathway to Providence health system specialists'the result of a Medicaid insurance network change that went into effect this month. Care Oregon, which runs the affected plan, says its…...

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wweek. com > news > health > 10/15/2025 > providence-to-shutter-portland-area-occupational-health-clinics

Providence to Shutter Portland-Area Occupational Health Clinics

7+ mon, 6+ day ago  (415+ words) Citing a shortage of clinicians, Providence Health & Services is set to permanently close all its occupational medicine and workplace health services in the Portland metro area on Nov. 7. "Over the past two years, we have lost more than half of…...

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wweek. com > news > health > 09/17/2025 > in-oregon-providence-lost-a-quarter-billion-dollars-in-three-months-thats-not-even-the-bad-news

In Oregon, Providence Lost a Quarter-Billion Dollars in Three Months. That's Not Even the Bad News.

8+ mon, 4+ day ago  (1062+ words) Of the many grim figures emerging out of the health care sector in recent months, one stands out: $261 million, the amount Providence Health & Services, Oregon's largest employer, says it lost through its operations in the state in the first three…...