Logic of the Health Reform Debate

George Lakoff, Eric Haas, Glenn W. Smith and Scott Parkinson of the Rockridge Institute published a white paper in the second half of 2007 about how to frame the health care debate. Here’s their approach: Most health care reports advocate a policy, describe it,...

Words Matter

Chris DeMars of the Northwest Health Foundation shared some recent research from Lake Research Partners, a firm hired by the Herndon Alliance to help them craft effective messages regarding health reform. These are the specific words and phrases that (based on this...

A Needed Speech About Health Care Rationing

Jim Sabin, clinical professor in the departments of Ambulatory Care/Prevention and Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, filed the post below on his blog, “Health Care Organizational Ethics.” A Needed Speech about Health Care Rationing The October...

Next Steps

I am writing to share my thoughts on the recently adjourned Oregon legislative session as it relates to the Archimedes Movement, and to discuss where we go from here. When the Oregon Legislature refused to have a hearing on the amendments to the Archimedes...