Measures 66/67 Opinion

[This opinion piece by Archimedes Movement executive director Liz Baxter appeared in the Salem Statesman-Journal on January 23rd, 2010.] Pass or Fail, The Tax Measures Won’t End Oregon’s Woes Since the debate over Measures 66 and 67 began, there has been a...

January 2010 Newsletter

In this Issue: Executive Director’s Update Upcoming Oregon Events Archimedes Movement Volunteer Meet-‘n’-Greet on tap Oregon Legislature meeting in February Oregon Health Policy Board meeting February 9th How to get email notification of Oregon...

US Health Spending Grows to $2.3 Trillion in 2008

Erica Werner, writing for the Associated Press, reports on the growing costs of our health care system: The recession dramatically slowed U.S. health care spending to $2.3 trillion in 2008, but it still grew much faster than the economy as a whole, accounting for more...

Health Cuts with Little Effect on Care

In his “Economic Scene” column in the New York Times, Leonard writes about the challenge of cutting health care costs while maintaining or improving quality: At the heart of the health care debate is the question of whether it’s possible to cut medical...

Using and Overusing Technology

In today’s New York Times, Catherine Rampall reports on the rank of the USA in use of high-tech imaging technologies. Here is one of the graphs: OECD Health Data 2009 Number of CT exams per 1,000 population, 2007 (or latest year available). Numbers for Australia...