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...
by Clara Lynham | 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...
by Lurelle Robbins | 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...
by Rick Ray | Jun 1, 2012 | Learn
Dr. Lara Garrett with Housecall Providers prepares to give a flu shot in this 2010 file photograph. Housecall Providers is one of 16 medical groups in the U.S. chosen to pilot a home-based primary care project for Medicare enrollees with multiple chronic health...
by Liz Baxter | 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...
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