by Liz Baxter | Apr 16, 2012 | Learn, Uncategorized
An opinion piece from the New York Times states: We don’t know what it costs to deliver health care to individual patients, much less how those costs compare to the outcomes achieved. Authors Robert Kaplan and Michael Porter are currently working with several health...
by Liz Baxter | Apr 13, 2012 | Learn
The Secretary of Health and Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius, wrote a blog posted in the Huffington Post this week, stating: April is National Minority Health Month, a time to raise awareness about the well-documented health disparities that continue to affect racial...
by Liz Baxter | Apr 11, 2012 | Uncategorized
They’re not done yet, and sometimes small bills can have a huge impact. As the NY Times editorial points out today, there are still measures related to health reformat hat Congress is grappling with today. The House of Representatives voted last month to repeal...
by Liz Baxter | Mar 30, 2012 | Act, Learn
Oregon will have two CO-OPs forming in Oregon, after news of federal loans awarded to Oregon’s Health CO-OP. Together with CCO’s and the Exchange, there is a lot brewing to transform how Oregonians access and purchase insurance and get better care, and...
by Liz Baxter | Mar 27, 2012 | Blog, Learn
For those who want to understand the different and varied legal questions argued before the Supreme Court this week, the NY Times put together a pretty good primer for taking a closer look at the constitutional questions that will be decided. It is complicated and...
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