Eugene Chapter Meeting 1/31/07To join this chapter, click the subscribe link in the right column. (You must be registered and logged-in to see the subscribe link.)
The leader of this chapter is Billy Burger (wgbest@comcast.net).
Eugene Chapter Meeting 1/31/07To join this chapter, click the subscribe link in the right column. (You must be registered and logged-in to see the subscribe link.)
The leader of this chapter is Billy Burger (wgbest@comcast.net).
From their website:
Help the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority work toward safe, independent and healthy futures for all Oregonians. Share your ideas and help shape the DHS and OHA budgets for 2011–2013. Take part in conversations about how to protect and empower children, families, seniors and people with disabilities. Get involved with OHA’s work to build a healthier Oregon by lowering health care costs, increasing access and improving quality of care.
For more information, visit www.oregon.gov/dhs or www.oregon.gov/oha
Reasonable accommodations will be provided as needed for individuals requesting assistive hearing devices or large-print materials. Individuals needing these types of accommodations should e-mail us at dhs.oha@state.or.us at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. A sign language interpreter is scheduled for this event.
We hope that you will join us for an informative evening meeting on Wednesday, December 2nd as Liz Baxter (Executive Director) of the Archimedes Movement will be speaking to community members about the current state of health reform in Oregon and beyond.
The evening's focus will be a discussion of:
We hope you will find the time to join us and others from the community for an informative evening and a lively discussion. If you have a friend or know a local organization who might like to attend – please help spread the word.
The meeting will be facilitated by local members of Archimedes Eugene/Springfield group, Health Care for All Oregon, Jobs with Justice, and the Industrial Workers of the World. All are welcome to attend.
To find out more information - please email matt@wecandobetter.org.
John Kitzhaber will address the City Club of Eugene.
For details and registration information, see their website.
Wow, the town halls are hot in the news - but not because the media is talking about what we need in terms of health reform, or how the health crisis is hurting Americans and American businesses, but because of the sound of people trying to disrupt the town hall process by yelling and screaming.
The message below is the result of a collaborative effort among Archimedes Movement Community Leadership Council members and staff. Members of Congress are holding town hall meetings all over the country in August. We're maintaining a list of the Oregon ones here.
Now is the time to share your views on health reform.
Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio will hold a town hall at the Springfield City Hall on Tuesday, August 18th.
Should you attend, please speak up and ask the congressman a question. Here are some possible talking points from which you might formulate your question:
We support comprehensive health reform that would accomplish the following:
Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio will hold a town hall at the Eugene City Hall on Tuesday, August 18th.
Should you attend, please speak up and ask the congressman a question. Here are some possible talking points from which you might formulate your question:
We support comprehensive health reform that would accomplish the following:
Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio will hold a town hall at the Junction City Hall on Tuesday, August 18th.
Should you attend, please speak up and ask the congressman a question. Here are some possible talking points from which you might formulate your question:
We support comprehensive health reform that would accomplish the following:
Oregon Congressman Peter DeFazio will hold a town hall at the Cottage Grove Community Center Wednesday, August 12th.
Should you attend, please speak up and ask the congressman a question. Here are some possible talking points from which you might formulate your question:
We support comprehensive health reform that would accomplish the following:
Howard Dean was in Portland last Friday at Powell's Bookstore giving remarks to a crowd of about 200 people about a book he has just finished called Howard Dean's Prescription For Real Reform. Rick had been invited to meet with him after the book signing and I tagged along.
Liz Baxter and I attended the ‘Oregon Health Information Technology (HIT) Stakeholder Engagement Meeting' in Salem on Thursday July 23.
Monthly joint meeting of the local chapters of Health Care For All Oregon and the Archimedes Movement
Weds., August 5 6:30-8 p.m.
EWEB Community Room
500 E. 4th Ave., Eugene
Discussion of federal health care legislation.
For info: Charlotte 541-953-0148
Please join us for the monthly joint meeting of the local chapters of Health Care For All Oregon and the Archimedes Movement.
Weds., July 1
6:30 to 8 p.m.
EWEB Community Room
500 E. 4th Ave., Eugene
Agenda
* Comparison of key Congressional health care positions
* Update on Oregon health care legislation
* Review strategies for health reform from Gov. Kitzhaber & the Archimedes Movement
Please join us for the monthly joint meeting of the local chapters of Health Care For All Oregon and the Archimedes Movement.
Weds., July 1
6:30 to 8 p.m.
EWEB Community Room
500 E. 4th Ave., Eugene
Agenda
* Comparison of key Congressional health care positions
* Update on Oregon health care legislation
* Review strategies for health reform from Gov. Kitzhaber & the Archimedes Movement
Next step - vote on the floor of the Oregon Senate, possibly as soon as Wednesday. If you have not contacted your Senator yet, now is the time to do so.
Liz
HB 2116, which would generate revenue needed to pull down matching federal funds for expanding coverage to uninsured children and low income adults, was passed out of Oregon's House Revenue Committee on Thursday and sent to the Joint Ways and Means Committee with a do-pass recommendation.
It has been off and on and off again, but it has been added to the Human Services Subcommittee agenda for Thursday at approximately 1:30. It's best to check and make sure before heading to Salem.
You can check committee information at http://www.leg.state.or.us/comm/
Daily schedules are printed and can be found at http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/pubs/commsch.pdf
This meeting and discussion of HB2009 has now been cancelled.
These schedules are subject to change, so we will update this event if we hear there has been a change to the schedule.
You can also listen to/watch live streaming of committees and floor sessions at this link
http://oregonchannel.org/rams.htm (requires Windows Media Player)
Oregon is facing a $3.1 billion shortfall for the 2009-2011 state budget. What's that mean? Well, without generating new revenue sources - the result of this shortfall will mean cuts in many programs. The state legislature has been holding a series of public hearings throughout Oregon to hear your thoughts and input. Friday's hearing is scheduled from 1 to 3:30pm at the Lillis Business Complex (Room 182) on the Univ. of Oregon Campus. This event will be a great opportunity to: If you plan to testify then please make sure to arrive early (at least 30 minutes) as the last time Ways & Means held public hearings - the line was pretty long. Make sure to keep your oral testimony to 3-5 minutes long but also make sure to bring photocopied handouts for the entire community. These forums are just another event to make your message heard about health reform. To go beyond the usual rhetoric and to make sure legislative members understand that the economic downturn cannot be addressed without doing something about health reform. If we let this session go by without making real changes, the economics of health care will continue to dominate the state’s budget, making it even harder to invest in other priorities. We can't afford to wait any longer. Legislators have an opportunity to set the direction for Oregon's future health system, one that creates several changes: Take a look at the attached handout from our last lobby day in Salem. In good health, Matt