Uninsured More at Risk, Even in Hospitals

by | Jun 14, 2010 | Learn

In The New York Times, Roni Caryn Rabin reports: Uninsured Americans often have difficulty getting care and paying for medications. But what happens once they are admitted to a hospital with a life-threatening illness? A new study finds that even after they have heart...

More Care Isn’t Always Better

by | Jun 7, 2010 | Learn

Reporting for AP, Lauren Neergaard reports: More medical care won’t necessarily make you healthier – it may make you sicker. It’s an idea that technology-loving Americans find hard to believe. Anywhere from one-fifth to nearly one-third of the tests...

Breaking Out of a Circle of Scarcity

by | May 27, 2010 | Blog, Learn, Videos

[vimeo url=”http://vimeo.com/12917438″ width=”580″] John Tapogna, president of ECONorthwest, presents Oregon Business Plan’s research and views on the challenges for the 2010s and beyond. Data looking back up to 30 years is made visual...

Delivering Better Primary Care

by | May 18, 2010 | Learn

Here’s a great article by Pauline W. Chen, MD, published recently in the New York Times. She begins: “Transforming primary care — from easily measured, time-limited activities that closely track the existing reimbursement system to more valuable but also more...