by Liz Baxter | Apr 8, 2011 | Blog, Learn
Governor Kitzhaber has proposed changes to the Oregon Health Plan that would provide lump sum payments to Coordinate Care Organizations around the state which would have flexibility to spend funds in ways that improve the care of the patient, eliminating roadblocks...
by Rick Ray | Apr 7, 2011 | Learn
We Can Do Better endorses the “Triple Aim,” which is to: improve the health of a defined population; reduce or contain per capita costs; and to improve the experience of users of the system. Legacy has taken some key steps that help on all three counts....
by We Can Do Better | Mar 31, 2011 | Learn
Our Community Leadership Council members have identified several policy objectives so far for 2011. You can see our 2011 Policy Focus, which describes our interest in both our experience with health care and our desire to move toward health. progress in developing the...
by Liz Baxter | Mar 14, 2011 | Learn
Hans Rosling shows international statistics in a whole new light, using animation to show how far we’ve progressed and how that has impacted our health over time. Some people think that facts influence decisions. We need more than facts (this video plotted more...
by Rick Ray | Feb 18, 2011 | Learn
Writing in the Salem Journal, Peter Wong reports: A top federal official said Thursday that he’s looking to Oregon as a model for providing better care and improving people’s health while restraining costs — all goals of the national health-care overhaul...
by Liz Baxter | Sep 21, 2010 | Learn, We Can Do Better - News
In this Issue: You are the Key Your Voice Matters in Oregon The Oregon Health Improvement Plan The Essential Benefit Package The Health Insurance Exchange and the Public Plan The OHPB Public Meetings in September On the Road Again You are the Key We need two things...
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