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OCPP Report: Oregon Should Turn to Health Industry to Fill Medicaid Budget Gap

by Hillary Regan | Jan 20, 2017 | Blog, Learn

Oregon should turn to the health care industry to fill a looming budget hole in its Medicaid program, the Oregon Health Plan. The Affordable Care Act, including its expansion of Medicaid, has benefitted much of the health care industry. So, it is fitting that the...

NEWS RELEASE: Governor Kate Brown Secures Critical Next Step for Advancing Oregon’s Health Care

by Hillary Regan | Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, Learn

NOTE: We Can Do Better, along with many other organizations, sent a letter of support for this effort. NEWS RELEASE January 13, 2017 Media Contact: Melissa Navas, 503-689-0248 Governor Kate Brown Secures Critical Next Step for Advancing Oregon’s Health Care Feds...

383,000 uninsured Oregonians, and thousands of working families who are under-insured and lack access to culturally competent healthcare. OHEA’s A Healthy Oregon: 21st Century Health Equity Priorities report provides a roadmap to key priorities that, with critical new investments, will improve outcomes and health equity in Oregon.

by Hillary Regan | Sep 23, 2016 | Blog, Learn

Oregon Health Equity Alliance Releases A Healthy Oregon: 21st Century Health Equity Investments Report Oregon currently ranks 31 in state public health funding, 21% below the median state. Too many Oregonians are sick and die prematurely due to preventable disease....

Consumer Reports: Is There a Cure for High Drug Prices?

by Hillary Regan | Jul 22, 2016 | Blog, Learn

The cost of prescription drugs for tens of millions of Americans rose $2 billion last year, and all signs point to a continued rise. At stake is nothing less than the ability of Americans to afford the medicines they need. Can we stop the madness? Read about it...

OPB Think out Loud: African-Americans & Health Care

by Hillary Regan | Jul 13, 2016 | Blog, Learn

Portland State University alumnus and Harvard School of Public Health fellow Adolfo Cuevas shares the results of his study looking into mistrust of health care professionals by Portland’s African-American community. Listen to it...

In States Not Expanding Medicaid, Poor Are at Risk for Higher Costs, Fewer Benefits

by Hillary Regan | Jun 16, 2016 | Blog, Learn

Low-income adults who qualify for expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) but live in states that have not increased eligibility for the program are at risk of paying higher out-of-pocket costs and receiving less comprehensive insurance coverage,...