by Rick Ray | Aug 30, 2011 | Learn
In an op-ed piece for the New York Times, Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Jeffrey B. Liebman warn against “meat-cleaver” cuts and advocate for smart cuts to Medicare: Medicare is going to be cut. That is inevitable. There is no way to solve the nation’s long-term...
by Rick Ray | Aug 30, 2011 | Learn
The National Baptist Convention, which represents some seven million people in nearly 10,000 churches, is ramping up a far-reaching health campaign to change the way their members eat. The New York Times reports: Despite a dirge of grim health statistics, an epidemic...
by Rick Ray | Aug 29, 2011 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
Liz Baxter, executive director of We Can Do Better, was nominated by Gov. John Kitzhaber to serve on the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Board. The Governor’s press release describes the board: The Board will oversee the development of a Health Insurance...
by Liz Baxter | Aug 26, 2011 | Act, Blog, Learn, Uncategorized
The Federal Health IT Strategic Plan was released in March 2011 and it states that it will strive to: Support health information technology (heath IT) benefits for all. All Americans should have equal access to quality health care. This includes the benefits conferred...
by Rick Ray | Aug 25, 2011 | Learn
This may fall into the category of stating the obvious, but the Corvallis Gazette-Times ran this editorial this week. It was a follow-up to a speech given locally by Governor Kitzhaber. Here’s how it begins: Gov. John Kitzhaber brought his health care reform...
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