F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America’s Future 2011
Adult obesity rates increased in 16 states in the past year and did not decline in any state, according to F as in Fat: How Obesity Threatens America's Future 2011 (PDF), a report from the Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation...
Financing Health Care in Oregon
March 12, 2011, 30 minutes Corvallis Gazette-Times editor Mike McInally moderates a panel discussion on financing health care in Oregon. This session of the Affordable Health Care Workshop features Oregon state legislators Mike Dembrow and Frank Morse, and Eileen...
Three Oregon medical centers earn top rating for equity in care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients
Joe Rojas-Burke reports in the Oregonian that: The Human Rights Campaign, an advocacy group, surveyed medical centers about protections from discrimination, visitation access for same-sex couples, and other policies. The group received survey responses from 87...
Health Care Transformation in Oregon: HB 3650
HB 3650 will change the health care delivery system, beginning with people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Status Passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Kitzhaber on July 1, 2011. » Read an update in the Salem Statesman-Journal » Read...
What’s next after Oregon’s legislative session?
Health Care Transformation bill passes Oregon House HB 3650 was approved by a 59 to 1 vote of the House on June 27th. A Senate vote is expected before the Legislature adjourns on June 30th. The Salem Statesman-Journal reports, “The bill will focus efforts on the most...
Medicare Claims Show Overuse for CT Scanning
Hospitals Performed Needless Double CT Scans, Records Show The New York Times reports: Long after questions were first raised about the overuse of powerful CT scans, hundreds of hospitals across the country needlessly exposed patients to radiation by scanning their...
As Oregon’s 2011 legislature winds down
As the 2011 legislative session winds down there are some key policy changes we’re tracking. (See below.) Not all policy changes happen at the state level, and not all changes need legislation, but during the session it certainly consumes a lot of attention. A couple...
Two health reform proposals worth another look
In 2009 the Oregon Legislature passed HB 2009, which would result in health insurance coverage for all Oregonians by 2015. As this 2011 legislative session winds down, it is worth examining how far we have progressed, and consider a couple of proposals that, together,...
Does Massachusetts health insurance exchange offers lessons for Oregon?
The Oregonian reports on a presentation by Jon Kingsdale, former executive director of the 5-year-old Massachusetts health insurance exchange. He says they have nearly eliminated the uninsured, curbed annual increases in insurance premiums and built strong public...
[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...
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