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Behind the new health insurance numbers

Submitted by Rick Ray on Fri, 08/29/2008 - 12:16pm.

MarketWatch reporter Kristen Gerencher looks beyond the headlines that hail a decline in the number of uninsured. Here's what she has to say:

Paying Doctors to Ignore Patients

Submitted by Rick Ray on Mon, 08/25/2008 - 4:49pm.

This opinion piece appeared recently in the New York Times:

Paying Doctors to Ignore Patients

By PETER B. BACH
Published: July 24, 2008

Seeing Red: The Growing Burden of Medical Bills and Debt Faced by U.S. Families

Submitted by Rick Ray on Thu, 08/21/2008 - 11:36am.

The Commonwealth Fund has published their analysis of the impact of medical bills and accumulated medical debt. Here's their overview of the publication:

Report from the Oregon Health Fund Board - August 5, 2008

Submitted by Mallen Kear on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 8:38am.

On August 5th, I attended the all-day meeting of the Oregon Health Fund Board (OHFB). At this meeting, the Board heard the third version of Executive Director Barney Speight's "straw person" plan. This version was noteworthy because of added elements missing from the first two versions, and better explanations of the original elements.

Report from CareOregon’s Learning Summit

Submitted by Mallen Kear on Wed, 08/20/2008 - 8:29am.

On July 22, I attended a conference held in Portland by CareOregon. Presenters were Sven-Olof Karlsson, CEO, and Goran Henriks, Chief of Learning and Innovation, from the County Council of Jonkoping, Sweden. The title of their talk was "Whole System Transformation: Intentional Design".

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