by Rick Ray | Aug 1, 2011 | Learn
The AP reports: A half-century after the advent of the pill, the Obama administration on Monday ushered in a change in women’s health care potentially as transformative: coverage of birth control as prevention, with no copays. Services ranging from breast pumps...
by Rick Ray | Jul 30, 2011 | Videos
On July 30th, 2011, volunteer health reform activists gathered near the local farmer’s market to recognize the birthday of Medicare. Doctors and musicians were among the supporters. Produced by Maegan Prentice with help from Bobbi Hall and Joe Magner. Contact...
by Rick Ray | Jul 30, 2011 | Learn
This week the Oregonian carried an AP story on the latest report from the CMS (Medicare/Medicaid) Office of the Actuary. Bottom line: The nation’s health care tab is on track to hit $4.6 trillion in 2020, accounting for about $1 of every $5 in the economy,...
by Rick Ray | Jul 29, 2011 | Learn
The New York Times reports on an innovative program in Kansas: This state, so sparsely populated in parts that five counties have no doctors at all, has struggled for years to encourage young doctors to relocate to rural communities, where health problems are often...
by Rick Ray | Jul 27, 2011 | Learn
Tech Crunch, the technology blog, reports on MedLion, a new startup in California: MedLion makes a Medical Home available to virtually anyone regardless of their income. This will help the U.S. match other parts of the world that outpace the U.S. in prevalence of...
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