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128 Students to Receive $2,000 KAISER Permanente Health Care Career Scholarships on May 18

May 15, 2013 — When Annel Mendoza was 6 or 7, she learned her cousin had a heart murmur. After watching her cousin go from surgery through recovery, Mendoza decided that she wanted to become a heart surgeon. Read More >>

Initial All Payer, All Claims Data Reveals a Lot of Unknowns

Even though the data has been collected for the past two years, more can be done to analyze the data to understand trends in healthcare costs and utilization
June 29, 2012—More work needs to be done on Oregon’s all payer, all claims database before state officials have a better grasp of healthcare costs and an idea of which services are being used more than others, according to a recent report given to the Health Policy Board.   Read More >>

Germany Stems Healthcare Costs by Imposing New Requirements on Drug Companies

If a pharmaceutical company wants to introduce a new drug, they must show that it offers additional value compared to drugs currently on the market
BERLIN – June 28, 2012 -- Now that the Supreme Court has upheld President Obama’s healthcare plan, pharmaceutical companies, patients and healthcare experts in Europe are waiting to see how a new cost reducing drug price mechanism affects them.   Read More >>

Oregonians Benefit From Insurance Rebates under Affordable Care Act

In this state, about 24,000 individuals and small businesses can expect to receive $4.7 million in rebates by August 1
June 21, 2012 -- While everyone waits anxiously for the outcome of the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act, about 12.8 million Americans will receive $1.1 billion in refunds from insurance companies that overcharged them for health plan premiums last year under new rules created by the healthcare reform law, according to an announcement from the Department of Health and Human Services.   Read More >>

OHSU Team Looks to Reduce the Number of C-Section Births

Discussing birth outcomes on a week-by-week basis may account for the dip in C-section births
March 15, 2012 – Last month 21.7 percent of the babies born at Oregon Health & Sciences University were delivered via Cesarean section – slightly fewer than the number of C-section births statewide (23.4 percent) and lower than the weighted national average of 25.2 percent, according to numbers released by the March of Dimes. Read More >>

New Federal Guidelines Mean More People Could Have Colonoscopy Screenings

Kaiser Permanente’s goal is to reach above the national average of 90 percent by encouraging its members to undergo such screenings
March 14, 2012 -- Those who go in for a colonoscopy may find they won’t take a hit to their pocketbook if the screening leads to another procedure such as removing a polyp. Read More >>

OR Clinics Try New Approaches to Prenatal Care for Latinas

March 8, 2012 -- The goals of healthier mothers and babies are prompting some new approaches to prenatal care at Oregon clinics which serve high populations of Latinas. Read More >>

Weight Management Program for Teenage Girls Shows Long-Term Success

The study emphasized lifestyle changes among the girls who were considered overweight or obese
February 16, 2012 -- Teenage girls lost weight and adopted healthier long-term habits when primary care providers, peers and family members were involved in their care, according to a study published in the journal Pediatrics. Read More >>

Albany Man Competes for $100,000 on “The Biggest Loser”

Patrick Ferrari appears on the NBC program next Tuesday evening, competing with 12 other contestants to see who’s lost the most weight
December 8, 2011 – Since he’s been a teenager, Patrick Ferrari has coveted food. To him, every day was like Thanksgiving – he’d eat until he was stuffed. By the time he graduated from college, Ferrari, who stands 6’3,” weighed 401 pounds. Read More >>

Oregon Dental Association Offers Free Clinic

The event will be held Nov. 22-23 at the Oregon Convention Center and is expected to draw 2,000 participants
August 18, 2010 -- The Oregon Dental Association (ODA) is organizing the state’s first Mission of Mercy, a two-day clinic providing free dental care to uninsured children and adults. Read More >>
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