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OHA Fall Community Meetings re: CCOs
The Oregon Health Authority will hold a series of community meetings about coming changes to how services are delivered to enrollees of the Oregon Health Plan using Coordinate Care Organizations (CCOs). According to the Oregon Health Authority: The Oregon Health Policy Board and Oregon Health Authority invite you to come learn more about CCOs and local innovations near you that …
Read MoreThe Lancet Review of Obesity Epidemic
Jane Brody wrote a summary in the New York Times describing how today’s obesity epidemic evolved over time, based on a series of reports published in the journal The Lancet. The authors believe that in order to solve the obesity epidemic that we must understand its origins, and that a multi-pronged, coordinated approach is critical. You can read New York …
Read MoreTime to Revive Home Ec?
In an opinion piece for The New York Times, Helen Zoe Veit writes: NOBODY likes home economics. For most people, the phrase evokes bland food, bad sewing and self-righteous fussiness. But home economics is more than a 1950s teacher in cat’s-eye glasses showing her female students how to make a white sauce. Reviving the program, and its original premises — …
Read MoreFreedom to Die?
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Paul Krugman is an economist, but his recent column is not about economics; it’s about values and morals. It’s an editorial, so keep in mind that the opinion expressed is not necessarily the view of anyone except, well, Mr. Krugman. His catalyst is the GOP debate a few days ago in which, “CNN’s Wolf Blitzer asked Representative Ron Paul what we …
Read MoreSeptember CCO Work Group Meetings
HB 3650, which passed with strong bipartisan support, set a vision for improving health and the quality of care while lowering costs for Oregon Health Plan members.Under HB 3650, local Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) would be responsible for administering the delivery of physical, mental, addictions, oral and other health care. These organizations would be given flexibility and incentives for care …
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