It’s time for Oregonians to start talking about health

[This guest editorial, by We Can Do Better executive director Liz Baxter, was published on Feb 4, 2010 in the Eugene Register-Guard.] Now that the Measure 66 and 67 campaigns are behind us, Oregonians may believe that the difficult revenue and financing decisions...

Measures 66/67 Opinion

[This opinion piece by Archimedes Movement executive director Liz Baxter appeared in the Salem Statesman-Journal on January 23rd, 2010.] Pass or Fail, The Tax Measures Won’t End Oregon’s Woes Since the debate over Measures 66 and 67 began, there has been a...

January 2010 Newsletter

In this Issue: Executive Director’s Update Upcoming Oregon Events Archimedes Movement Volunteer Meet-‘n’-Greet on tap Oregon Legislature meeting in February Oregon Health Policy Board meeting February 9th How to get email notification of Oregon...

US Health Spending Grows to $2.3 Trillion in 2008

Erica Werner, writing for the Associated Press, reports on the growing costs of our health care system: The recession dramatically slowed U.S. health care spending to $2.3 trillion in 2008, but it still grew much faster than the economy as a whole, accounting for more...