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Remarks: August 10 Oregon Health Policy Board Meeting

Submitted by Liz Baxter on Tue, 08/24/2010 - 12:25pm

August 10, 2010

To: Members of the Oregon Health Policy Board

cc: Governor Kulongoski; members of the Oregon Legislature

Re: The Health Insurance Exchange and Publicly Owned Health Plan

From: Liz Baxter, Executive Director on behalf of the Community Leadership Council

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Got Comments about Health IT? Share Your Thoughts Now

Submitted by Liz Baxter on Wed, 07/07/2010 - 5:18pm

a message from Carol Robinson, State Coordinator, Health Information Technology

Portland Public School Board Considers Eliminating PE

Submitted by Liz Baxter on Tue, 06/29/2010 - 7:35am

Tonight the Portland Public School Board takes up a proposal to reduce the budget by eliminating physical education teachers at elementary and middle schools. This proposal was in lieu of eliminating art and music teachers, or considering reducing days in the coming school year. As the economy continues to falter the options left for public budgets are challenging at best.

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Psst! Health Reform Being Mapped Out in Oregon

Submitted by Liz Baxter on Wed, 05/12/2010 - 10:53pm

There is hardly a day that goes by without someone asking about the federal health insurance reform bill and what it will mean to them as it gets implemented. When people learn that Oregon also passed legislation, there is often surprise – and curiosity about whether Oregon's reform will get trumped by the federal legislation.

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DHS/OHA Community Forum April 21, 1-4

Submitted by Liz Baxter on Mon, 04/19/2010 - 11:38am

Interested in hearing what the Department of Human Services and the new Oregon Health Authority are up to? Wish they could hear what you think? Your opportunity to do that in Portland is this week. Check out the event, Wednesday afternoon at 1:00.

Liz