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Good evening and happy Friday,
Some 96,000 Medicaid enrollees in Lane County are about to be switched from PacificSource to Trillium as the administrator of their health care benefits. State officials and Trillium executives held a “listening session” yesterday to explain the transition and answer questions.
One concern is what happens in cases when a doctor or other provider has been seeing patients via PacificSource coverage, but is not part of Trillium’s network. Trillium officials said they are committed to trying to close the gap so most enrollees will not have to switch providers. Ashli Blow reports.
Lane County sheriff’s deputies said they raided a drug lab near Marcola where butane hash oil was being illegally manufactured.
Of the seven men suspected of being part of a burglary ring targeting Asian American households, two are at large and one has been deported. Jaime Adame has an update on the cases.
A guest column today continues the debate over the behavior of Lane County Board of Commissioners Chair David Loveall, saying another column in his defense missed the point of journalistic coverage of public officials.
Finally, as promised earlier, we have an admittedly incomplete listing of fun and extravagant or otherwise noteworthy holiday lights displays we’ve seen around town or that you all have nominated. Send more that we missed with a note about what makes them stand out and we will add them: newsroom@lookoutlocal.com
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DAILY DIGEST
Trillium commits to close gap for thousands of incoming members who have out-of-network providers
By Ashli Blow
As nearly 100,000 Lane County Medicaid members now served by PacificSource are shifted to Trillium, some 15,000 to 25,000 currently have doctors or clinics that not part of Trillium’s network. Trillium officials say they are working to bring more of those providers into its network before the Feb. 1 transition.
Search warrant leads to drug lab discovery near Marcola, sheriff’s office says
By Jaime Adame
A search warrant executed by Lane County Sheriff’s Office deputies Tuesday, Dec. 9, led to the discovery of an illegal butane hash oil (BHO) extraction lab north of Marcola, the sheriff’s office said.
Holiday lights of Eugene: Provisioned with ice cream and music, we take on a quest
By Bob Passaro
Here’s an incomplete list of holiday light displays worth checking out. If you know of more, send us a note, and we’ll add them.
Enjoy your evening,
Bob
