Legacy Health lowers costs while saving lives

We Can Do Better endorses the “Triple Aim,” which is to: improve the health of a defined population; reduce or contain per capita costs; and to improve the experience of users of the system. Legacy has taken some key steps that help on all three counts....

April 2011 Newsletter

In this Issue: Director’s Update A Message from the Board Chair Our New Website Oregon Insurance Exchange: SB 99 Our 2011 Health Reform Policy Focus Health Reform Advocacy Workshop in Portland Culturally Competent Health Providers: Oregon SB 97 Health Care Action Day...

Our 2011 Policy Focus

Our Community Leadership Council members have identified several policy objectives so far for 2011. You can see our 2011 Policy Focus, which describes our interest in both our experience with health care and our desire to move toward health. progress in developing the...

March 2011 Director’s Update

Driving through the state of Washington this weekend, I was listening to This I Believe on the radio. It couldn’t have been more timely, but I’ll get back to that. The Board of Directors of the Archimedes Movement voted last month to change our name to We Can Do...

200 Countries, 4 Minutes and Stats on Health

Hans Rosling shows international statistics in a whole new light, using animation to show how far we’ve progressed and how that has impacted our health over time. Some people think that facts influence decisions. We need more than facts (this video plotted more...