Universal Healthcare: Is it Impossible in the US?

by | Jun 23, 2012 | Blog, Learn

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...

The Triple Aim – Where Do We Go From Here?

by | Jun 22, 2012 | Blog, Learn

Lurelle Robbins is a member of our Community Leadership Council. I had the opportunity to spend 6 hours at OHSU yesterday in an Immersion Program for Legislators and Legislative Candidates as a guest of Wynne Wakkila, candidate in HD 26.  I was impressed by the whole...

Supreme Court Decision Announcement Nears

by | May 30, 2012 | Blog, Learn, Uncategorized

The Supreme Court has made its decision on the Affordable Care Act, and the date is yet to be announced when it will be made public. This article from The Hill, lays out some possible options around decisions but the last paragraph is most pertinent, regardless of the...

When high-cost care adds no benefit

by | May 29, 2012 | Learn

Two articles appeared over the weekend on the issue of cost and medical value. First, Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D. wrote an opinion piece in The New York Times titled, “In Medicine, Falling for Fake Innovation.” He writes that the federal health reform law...

Reports Offer New Data on Health Care Costs

by | May 25, 2012 | Learn

The four articles introduced below should slake your thirst for updated health care cost data. Individual Health Policies Fall Short, a Study Finds First, A study published online Wednesday in Health Affairs was summarized in The New York TImes by Reed Abelson: More...