Disruptive Innovation
As part of the "Unboxed" series on the business page, Janet Rae-Dupree reports in the New York Times on how "disruptive innovation" might look when applied to health care. Here's an excerpt: The health care system in America is on life support. It costs too much and...
Most Hospital Patients Unable to Identify Their Physicians
The New York Times reported on research conducted at the University of Chicago that shows, "Hospital patients are rarely able to identify their doctors by name or to describe their roles in the patients’ care." Here's an excerpt: Researchers at the University of...
Expansion of Clinics Shapes Bush Legacy
On Christmas Day, the New York Times published an article about the effectiveness of community health centers. Here's an excerpt: Although the number of uninsured and the cost of coverage have ballooned under his watch, President Bush leaves office with a health care...
Health Care “Strongest Economic Locomotive”
On NPR's All Things Considered, December 11, 2008, Uwe Reinhardt, professor of economics and public affairs at Princeton University, called the health care sector the "strongest economic locomotive working for us." He estimated that by 2015, health care will be...
When a Job Disappears …
Robert Pear, writing in the New York Times, reports on the personal "collateral damage" of an employer-based health care system. During a recession, the fallout multiplies. » Read the whole...
Hope, Expectations and Helping
“...nothing can stand in the way of the power of millions of voices calling for change." — Barack Obama, 2008 speech in New Hampshire Across this nation and around the world people watched the election of our nation's new president. Hope and expectations are high but...
5 Myths About Our Ailing Health System
Here's a great article by Shannon Brownlee and Ezekiel Emanuel published in the Washington Post on November 23, 2008. By debunking the prevailing myths about our health care system and the cost of reform, they aim to keep health reform alive in uncertain economic...
The Immediate Cause of Death
In his talks, John Kitzhaber has spoken about the 9000 billing codes that doctors can choose among when they provide a service, decrying the lack of a code for prevention, or maintaining health or helping the patient make healthy lifestyle choices. The opposite...
My Mom’s Story
On September 30, 2008, Liz Baxter testified before the Oregon Health Fund Board. The Archimedes Movement's comments were delivered by David Pollack, representing our Community Leadership Council. That left Liz free to tell this story as a way of emphasizing that we...
Comments on Oregon Health Fund Board Report
On September 30, 2008, John Kitzhaber testified before the Oregon Health Fund Board about their draft plan for health care reform in Oregon: For the record my name is John Kitzhaber, representing myself, although I was asked to make a brief statement on behalf of the...
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