A comparison of hospital costs, US exceeds others by far
In a comparison of eight countries administrative hospital costs, the US exceeds all others by far, read more in this Commonwealth post about a new Health Affairs...
Federal Directive could change Oregon health reform
Read here about how a new federal directive could change how Coordinated Care Organizations are operating in...
Listen to NPR story on OpenNotes and learn about WCDB’s local effort
Listen to this NPR story on the national OpenNotes movement and learn about what We Can Do Better is doing to drive the local effort in...
Lane County providers looking at integration of physical and mental health
Read this story about how Lane County is working to integrate physical and mental health. What is happening in your...
Oregon included in states working to improve quality in the insurance marketplace
The Commonwealth Fund includes Oregon as one of 13 states working to improve quality in the insurance marketplace. Read more...
Eugene city council joins Portland in passing sick leave law
Read about the Eugene city council passing a sick leave law and what is ahead for Lane County.
Oregon Ranks 5th in Country for Lowest Number of Uninsured
A new study by WalletHub states Oregon ranks 5th in the country for lowest number of uninsured. Learn more...
Oregon health transformation on Think Out Loud this week
If you didn't catch them, there were two health tranformation stories covered on Think Out Loud this week. Tuesday's story on conflicting court rulings on federal health care subsidies and Wednesday's story on mental health in Multnomah County under the Coordinated...
Short term, Oregon OK on insurance tax premiums, long term still unclear
We will continue to watch what the long term outcome will be on Oregon's insurance tax premiums. Read more...
Why aren’t dental therapists being used in Oregon?
Read about how dental therapists are being used nationally, but are not yet being used in Oregon to decrease costs for basic dental...
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