Oregon Health Authority Seeks Public Input

by | Sep 1, 2011 | Act, Learn

I am on one of the Transformation Committees and just received this from the Oregon Health Authority. All Oregonians should take time to provide input. Dear work group members, The Oregon Health Authority work group public input page is now up and running and ready...

Cut Medicare, Help Patients?

by | Aug 30, 2011 | Learn

In an op-ed piece for the New York Times, Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Jeffrey B. Liebman warn against “meat-cleaver” cuts and advocate for smart cuts to Medicare: Medicare is going to be cut. That is inevitable. There is no way to solve the nation’s long-term...

Preaching a Healthy Diet in the Deep-Fried Delta

by | Aug 30, 2011 | Learn

The National Baptist Convention, which represents some seven million people in nearly 10,000 churches, is ramping up a far-reaching health campaign to change the way their members eat. The New York Times reports: Despite a dirge of grim health statistics, an epidemic...