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).
On Wednesday, August 4th - Leslie Roy, administrator of Cascade Health Solutions' Prescription Assistance Program, will explain the options for those without coverage to receive assistance to obtain prescription medication.
This event is coordinated by the Eugene-Springfield chapter of the Archimedes Movement & Health Care for All Oregon
Please come out and join others from your local community for an informative meeting.
For further information please contact Charlotte @ 541-953-0148 or Marc 541-342-4795

On Wednesday, June 2nd - Jeremy Vandehey, the Community Engagement Coordinator of Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Health Policy Board, will talk about how the signed federal bill intersects with our Oregon implementation of HB 2009.
This event is coordinated by the Eugene chapter of Health Care for All Oregon
Please come out and join others from your local community for an informative meeting.
For further information please contact Charlotte @ 541-953-0148 or Lynn

Monthly Eugene/Springfield joint meeting of the local chapters of Health Care For All Oregon and the Archimedes Movement.
Please come out and join others from your local community for an informative meeting.
This Wednesday, County Commissioner Peter Sorenson will talk about what the federal health care bill will bring to Lane County.
For further information please contact Charlotte @ 541-953-0148
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.