Input Requested on Draft Medical Liability Legislation

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...

Universal Healthcare: Is it Impossible in the US?

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?

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

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...