Call for nominations: Oregon Health System Transformation Workgroups
The Oregon Health Authority is looking for qualified Oregonians to serve on the Oregon Health System Transformation Workgroups: WORK GROUPS: OREGON HEALTH SYSTEM TRANSFORMATION - House Bill 3650 Deadline for application: 9 a.m., Friday, July 15, 2011 Oregon has an...
[UPDATED] SB 695 and HB 3689 – Banning BPA in Children’s Beverage Containers
[info_box]UPDATE: Rep. Cannon could not get the signatures required to bring SB 695, which previously passed the Oregon Senate, to the House floor via a discharge petition. However, he and other legislators now have 31 cosponsors for a new bill, HB 3689. It will...
Rare Public Hearing Being Held on Insurer Rate Request
Regence has requested a 22% rate increase in its individual and small group product which currently includes about 60,000 Oregonians. All rate increase requests are public information, but are often written in a way that is incomprehensible unless you happen to be an...
Community Health Workers
To those who are interested in the role of Community Health Workers (CHW's) in Oregon's health care system I wanted to bring up an issue that was discussed by the House/Senate Joint Health Transformation Committee on Wednesday evening (May 4th). There is a provision...
Ever Seen the Mad As Hell Doctors?
They are going on tour again! Check out this map The Mad As Hell Doctors (MAHD) follow up on their landmark 2009 national and 2010 California tours with spirited rallies in western Oregon counties during the next few weeks. Their program features music by local...
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