by Rick Ray | Jul 20, 2011 | Learn
The New York Times reports: A leading medical advisory panel recommended on Tuesday that all insurers be required to cover contraceptives for women free of charge as one of several preventive services under the new health care law… The recommendations came in a...
by Rick Ray | Jul 13, 2011 | Learn
Poll Reveals We’re Unafraid of Losing Our Looks As We Age 77 million boomers are celebrating their 47th through 65th birthdays this year. According to the AP/LifeGoesStrong.com poll: Younger adults call 60 the start of old age, but baby boomers are pushing that...
by Rick Ray | Jul 12, 2011 | Learn
In The Oregonian, Joe Rojas-Burke reports: A 25-bed hospital in Astoria is the only one in Oregon to gain national recognition for adopting computer information technology to improve patient care. The annual survey by Hospitals & Health Networks magazine...
by Rick Ray | Jul 11, 2011 | Learn
» Watch the video Writing for the Salem Statesman-Journal, Peter Wong’s is a based on a recent visit by Gov. John Kitzhaber to the paper’s editorial board: Health care overhaul As the chief legislative author of a 1989 proposal that transformed a...
by Rick Ray | Jul 8, 2011 | Learn
Do people who can’t afford health insurance benefit from regular health care when access is provided? You might think that the answer is obvious, but it’s been debated for decades. But now, due to a tough political decision made in Oregon a few years ago,...
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