Oregon Seeks Public Comment on Future Health Plans

Add Your Voice by Noon, Sept. 24 This just in from the Department of Consumer and Business Services: Shopping for health insurance will be easier in 2014 September 19, 2012 — Starting in January 2014, some consumers will find it easier to shop for health...

Input Requested on Draft Medical Liability Legislation

Senate Bill 1580 (passed in February 2012) directed the Governor to establish the Patient Safety and Defensive Medicine (PSDM) Workgroup to recommend a medical liability legislative proposal for the 2013 Legislative session. The Workgroup’s efforts are guided with the...

Universal Healthcare: Is it Impossible in the US?

Clara Lynham, WCDB member, sent this post to us via email: Is Universal Healthcare really Impossible in the United States? Time and time again, American people are told that universal health care does not work. Pointing to health care systems in the UK and...