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	<title>We Can Do Better &#187; Act</title>
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		<title>Menu Labeling: Do You Know What Has More/Less Calories?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 16:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our colleagues at the Oregon Public Health Institute shared a quiz that might get you thinking about the need for betterment labeling. Take the quiz yourself here and see how your score looks. Counties and some states are addressing the issue. Do you think we should have federal policy on menu labeling?]]></description>
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		<title>Second CO-OP to form in Oregon</title>
		<link>http://www.wecandobetter.org/2012/03/second-co-op-to-form-in-oregon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 18:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oregon will have two CO-OPs forming in Oregon, after news of federal loans awarded to Oregon&#8217;s Health CO-OP. Together with CCO&#8217;s and the Exchange, there is a lot brewing to transform how Oregonians access and purchase insurance and get better care, and even more need for consumer input. You can read the CMS award press ...]]></description>
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		<title>Call for Applications: OR Essential Health Benefit Workgroup</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The governor&#8217;s office issued a press release this week, calling for nominations to be appointed to serve on the Oregon Essential health Benefits Workgroup. This group will be jointly chartered by the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Board and the Oregon Health Policy Board. There is a standard process for all executive appointments that you can ...]]></description>
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		<title>April 2012 Oregon Health Policy Board Meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OHPB normally meets the second Tuesday of each month. The agenda can be found here. The meeting is also streamed online, so you can watch/listen if you cannot attend in person. You can find the link on this page by clicking on the meeting date.]]></description>
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		<title>April 2012 Health Insurance Exchange Board</title>
		<link>http://www.wecandobetter.org/2012/03/april-2012-health-insurance-exchange-board/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Health Insurance Exchange Board meets on the second Thursday of each month. Public input is always on the agenda. Agendas and meeting materials can be found at this link.]]></description>
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		<title>Oregon Public Health Week: Forum on CCOs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted on behalf of Oregon Public Health Week 2012: Improving the Public&#8217;s Health: The Role of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) Panel discussion with the state’s leading experts on CCOs. Brown bag lunches welcome. Light refreshments served. Moderator: Melvin Kohn, MD, MPH, Director and State Health Officer, Oregon Health Authority&#8217;s Public Health Division Panelists: Mitch Greenlick, PhD, MS, ...]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care Forum in Corvallis</title>
		<link>http://www.wecandobetter.org/2012/03/health-care-forum-in-corvallis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 01:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Posted on behalf of our colleagues in Linn and Benton counties: Health Care is Changing in Oregon: Be Part of the Story Thursday March 22nd, 2012 Learn key components of the recently passed passed Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) legislation. Identify advantages of patient-centered primary care homes. Find out how CCO applicants will be selected/certified and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) update</title>
		<link>http://www.wecandobetter.org/2012/03/coordinated-care-organizations-ccos-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 21:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rick Ray</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is just in from the Oregon Health Authority: On March 2, 2012, Governor Kitzhaber signed SB 1580, which will launch Coordinated Care Organizations to better serve Oregon Health Plan members with a focus on improved health. New information is now available that allows interested stakeholders to review and comment on documents related to the implementation ...]]></description>
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		<title>March 2012 Oregon Health Policy Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.wecandobetter.org/2012/03/march-2012-oregon-health-policy-board-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wecandobetter.org/2012/03/march-2012-oregon-health-policy-board-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:21:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The OHPB normally meets the second Tuesday of each month. The agenda can be found here. The meeting is also streamed online, so you can watch/listen if you cannot attend in person. You can find the link on this page by clicking on the meeting date.]]></description>
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		<title>March 2012 Health Insurance Exchange Board</title>
		<link>http://www.wecandobetter.org/2012/03/march-2012-health-insurance-exchange-board/</link>
		<comments>http://www.wecandobetter.org/2012/03/march-2012-health-insurance-exchange-board/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:16:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liz Baxter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Health Insurance Exchange Board meets on the second Thursday of each month. Public input is always on the agenda. Agendas and meeting materials can be found at this link.]]></description>
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