by Rick Ray | Jun 30, 2011 | Act
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...
by Liz Baxter | Jun 28, 2011 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
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...
by Rick Ray | Jun 18, 2011 | Learn
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...
by Liz Baxter | Jun 16, 2011 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
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...
by Michael Grady MD | Jun 14, 2011 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
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,...
by Rick Ray | Jun 11, 2011 | Learn
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...
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