by Hillary Regan | Jul 31, 2015 | Events, Events from selected partners
Speaker Leslie Gregory, PA-C and executive director of Right to Health Race Talks: Opportunities for Dialogue Kennedy School – Gymnasium | Tuesday, August 11, 2015 6 p.m. doors; 7 p.m. event | Free | All ages welcome Gregory, a Certified Physician Assistant,...
by Hillary Regan | Jul 16, 2015 | Blog, Learn
A long-recognized shortcoming of Medicare is its lack of coverage for home- and community-based services, which enable people with complex conditions to live independently. While Medicaid does cover this care, less than a third of Medicare beneficiaries with complex...
by Hillary Regan | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog, Learn
In July of 2015, the Oregon legislature greatly expanded support for farm to school and school garden programs, with a $3.3 million dollar additional allocation through SB 5507 on the last day of the legislative session. That funding, and the policy changes that went...
by Hillary Regan | Jul 14, 2015 | Blog, Learn
Portland Congressman Earl Blumenauer won a big victory this week when Medicare officials said they plan to reimburse doctors for talking with seniors about their wishes for end-of-life care. The Democratic lawmaker first brought this concept to Congress and was...
by Hillary Regan | Jul 13, 2015 | Events, Events from selected partners
After the shooting at a historically black church in Charleston, South Carolina, that left nine dead, President Barack Obama said, “We as a country will have to reckon with the fact that this type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries.”...
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