John Kitzhaber's blog

I'll be heading down to Salem soon, and I hope you'll join me.

You are among a growing group of Oregonians who understand that alongside efforts to increase the number of Oregonians who have access to health insurance we must have a public debate about what we are buying with our health care dollars and how the delivery system is structured. Without this, we will not solve this growing crisis. We can do better.

[In this keynote address to the 20th Annual National Forum of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, John Kitzhaber discusses changes to the health care delivery system neccesary to improve health and lower costs. (56 minutes)]

[Over 2200 individuals and nearly 50 organizations have signed-on to this letter from Gov. Kitzhaber. The letter was received by President Obama on February 4th, 2009. Below the letter is a list of the organizations that have co-signed this letter.]

Dear President Obama,

[On January 7th, 2009, former Oregon governor John Kitzhaber, M.D., delivered an address to the "Summit of Leaders: The Role of States in Driving National Health Reform," a conference organized by the Oregon Health Forum.]