by Rick Ray | Jan 29, 2013 | Blog, Learn
The Atlantic Philanthropies and Manatt Health Solutions have teamed-up to create KidsWell, a website which tracks health reform nationally and state-by-state. It’s a tremendous resource. Here’s how they describe themselves: KidsWell is a national advocacy...
by Liz Baxter | Jan 2, 2013 | Act, Blog, Learn
An article from the Journal Sentinel in Milwaukie Wisconsin references Dr. John Santa, one of the speakers coming to our conference in February. Dr. Santa -heads the Consumer Reports Health Ratings Center, and Wisconsin will be the third state to have quality data...
by Rick Ray | Sep 20, 2012 | Learn
In The Washington Post Sarah Kliff has published an interview with Oregon’s governor: Oregon is in the middle of a multibillion-dollar Medicaid experiment. It has promised the Obama administration it can slow the program’s growth to a rate comparable to the rest...
by Liz Baxter | Aug 29, 2012 | Act, Learn
On September 6th, the Portland City Council will hold a hearing about whether to fluoridate the city’s drinking water, with a vote currently scheduled for September 12th. You have a chance to learn, weigh in and have your voice heard, whether you get to speak at...
by Liz Baxter | Aug 29, 2012 | Act, Learn
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...
by Liz Baxter | Aug 29, 2012 | Learn
This fall, the Oregon Health Insurance Exchange will release the application insurance companies must complete in order to sell plans through the Exchange. The Exchange has been working with insurance companies, business organizations, and consumers to develop the...
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