Did you hear Think Out Loud on the ER visit study? – Went deeper than most.
This Monday's Think Out Loud on OPB Radio show covered the emergency room visit study. It went deeper then most coverage and there were many good questions from callers. It is important to remember that this data was from 2008-2010. Listen for...
Oregon is #13?? – 2013 infographic from America’s Health Ranking
Oregon has moved up 1 from 14 according to the America's Health Ranking. See 2013 infographic ranking Oregon #13 in health...
How is your local CCO handling oral health?
Read here to learn how Trillium Community Health Plan in Lane County is doing some innovative work around children's oral...
We Can Do Better than Hunger in Oregon
Please read this story and with the holidays over, continue to give food and support programs that fight hunger in your local...
Cover Oregon Extends Dates
Cover Oregon extended deadlines to give consumers until December 27 to select a plan that would take effect January 1, 2014 (if you applied to Cover Oregon by December 4). Read more here including about a temporary plan for OMIP...
Nike, OHSU and Cambia team up to improve Oregon’s health
Elizabeth Hayes, writing in the Portland Business Journal, reports on a venture to create a Healthiest State Initiative, similar to the one now underway in Iowa: Oregon ranks No. 24 on a national well-being index, and that’s something Nike Inc., Cambia Health...
We Can Do Better when it comes to our kids and smoking in Oregon
According to this article. About 9.4 percent of high school students in Oregon smoke, and more than 2,900 kids in the state take up the habit each...
An Analysis of State Medicaid Expansion Decisions Across the Country
Interesting data on Medicaid expansion nationally. Feeling thankful to be in Oregon where over 100,000 more people have signed up to be insured through Medicaid...
Gen. Colin Powell calls for universal health care in the U.S.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is calling for a universal health care solution in the U.S. Read about it...
Key Cover Oregon Dates-Application Deadline Today
Look here for key Cover Oregon dates to make sure you are insured in...
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