by Rick Ray | Sep 29, 2009 | Learn
In his September 23rd New York Times column, Pacific Northwest resident Timothy Egan writes about end-of-life decisions made by John Kitzhaber’s mother: PORTLAND, Ore. —– In the last days of her life, Annabel Kitzhaber had a decision to make: she could be the...
by Rick Ray | Jul 25, 2009 | Learn
In his New York Times column, economist Paul Krugman finally discusses some of the things that drive the high costs and low health outcomes of our current health care system: Many health care experts believe that one main reason we spend far more on health than any...
by Rick Ray | Apr 15, 2009 | Learn
This article addressing how we approach end-of-life care appeared last year in the New York Times. It’s one of those makes-you-think articles, and it includes some nifty graphs. Here’s how it begins: Not long ago Dr. Joanne Lynn, a geriatrician who pulls...
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...
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