Wrap-up Report on Oregon 2011 Legislative Session

by | Sep 9, 2011 | Learn

The League of Women Voters® of Oregon has produced an in-depth summary of this year’s session. Like the rest of the report, the section on health attempts to report on both the bills passed and the other issues discussed: Public Health Division: Early childhood...

Food’s New Foot Soldiers Against Childhood Obesity

by | Sep 9, 2011 | Learn

In his New York Times column, Mark Bittman writes about FoodCorps, a national service program that aims to improve nutrition education for children, develop school gardening projects and change what’s being served on school lunch trays. Is FoodCorps necessary? The...

OHA seeks volunteers for Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee

by | Sep 7, 2011 | Act

From the OHA: The Oregon Health Authority is seeking candidates for nomination to the newly established Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. Committee members serve at the pleasure of the OHA Director and are charged with tasks designed to help the agency increase the...

Oregon Exchange seeking consumer advisory committee members

by | Sep 7, 2011 | Act

The Oregon Health Insurance Exchange Corporation (Exchange) is seeking applications from qualified and motivated people to serve on the Individual and Employer Consumer Advisory Committee. Please see the attached document for more information and an application form....

Cut Medicare, Help Patients?

by | Aug 30, 2011 | Learn

In an op-ed piece for the New York Times, Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Jeffrey B. Liebman warn against “meat-cleaver” cuts and advocate for smart cuts to Medicare: Medicare is going to be cut. That is inevitable. There is no way to solve the nation’s long-term...