by Liz Baxter | Jan 12, 2011 | We Can Do Better - News
Happy New Year! As we begin our sixth year we start by thanking all who have supported our work along the way – individuals, foundations and businesses across Oregon. When we launched in January of 2006 we said that the objective of our health system should be...
by We Can Do Better | Dec 8, 2010 | Blog
December 2010 This e-bulletin provides updates on the work of the committees, commissions and workgroups of the Oregon Health Policy Board and Oregon Health Authority’s health reform work. You received this bulletin because you are subscribed to an Oregon Health...
by Liz Baxter | Sep 21, 2010 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
In this Issue: You are the Key Your Voice Matters in Oregon The Oregon Health Improvement Plan The Essential Benefit Package The Health Insurance Exchange and the Public Plan The OHPB Public Meetings in September On the Road Again You are the Key We need two things...
by Rick Ray | Aug 13, 2010 | Learn
From NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross: Dr. Atul Gawande began researching hospice and end-of-life care options because he says he didn’t know how to broach the subject of death with his terminally ill patients. The surgeon and New Yorker staff writer...
by Rick Ray | Aug 13, 2010 | Learn
From the New York Times: Americans are continuing to get fatter and fatter, with obesity rates reaching 30 percent or more in nine states last year, as opposed to only three states in 2007, health officials reported on Tuesday. And: “Over the past several decades,...
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