by Rick Ray | Nov 24, 2008 | Learn
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...
by Rick Ray | Nov 5, 2008 | Learn
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...
by Liz Baxter | Oct 20, 2008 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
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...
by John Kitzhaber | Oct 12, 2008 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
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...
by John Kitzhaber | Oct 9, 2008 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
Today, powerful and unprecedented forces are driving the U.S. health care system. These undeniable demographic, economic and technological forces have put enormous pressure on the way medicine has been practiced over the last 50 years and have disrupted traditional...
by Rick Ray | Sep 16, 2008 | Learn
In the New York Times today, Laurie Tarkan reports on a new study published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Here’s an excerpt: A vast majority of emergency room patients are discharged without understanding the treatment they received or how to care for...
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