reform efforts

Health Record Bank Launches in January

Foster children and pregnant women are the first targets
October 27, 2009 -- Imagine having your personal health records stored in a bank account. The next time you went to the doctor, you’d just need to stuff a card into your wallet that had all your health records, and you wouldn’t need to answer the same questions over and over again about your medical history.
 
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Bi-Partisan Collaboration at Archimedes Event

Common sense solutions heard at John Kitzhaber’s Archimedes conference
October 21, 2009 -- It’s no surprise to anyone that healthcare costs continue to escalate. But when a group of Republican and Democratic legislators met recently, they tossed around several ideas that could make a difference.   Read More >>

Spark Lit for Tort Reform Talks

Physicians and lawyers look for collaboration
October 21, 2009 -- The White House is pursuing demonstration projects that look at new ways to manage patient safety and medical liability claims. By executive order, President Obama has set aside $25 million for demonstration projects next year. Read More >>

Wyden Upbeat on Free Choice, Public Option

In a national radio interview, Sen. Ron Wyden said even conservative colleagues know value in free choice
October 20, 2009 -- Sen. Ron Wyden picked up the pressure for his Free Choice Amendment and a strong public option in an appearance today on the Ed Schultz national radio program. Read More >>

Police Arrest Twelve at Regence

Part of 54 arrests in nine states, Portland demonstrators chose Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield
October 15, 2009 -- Police arrested 12 people today for trespassing outside the Portland headquarters for Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon. The acts of civil disobedience were met by similar direct actions in nine cities across the country organized by Healthcare Now and the Center for the Working Poor. Read More >>

Tort Reform Gets New Legs

Newly created Health Policy Board expected to take up medical malpractice reform
October 6, 2009 -- Tort reform’s on the mind of Oregon physicians and legislators, many of whom believe it’s essential to achieving health reform. Read More >>

Congressman Kucinich Caps Mad As Hell Doctors Tour

They're mad as hell and they came from Oregon
WASHINGTON DC, October 3, 2009 – Oregon’s homegrown Mad As Hell Doctors were met by Rep. Dennis Kucinich in Washington DC on the final days of their cross-country media blitz. Read More >>

Atul Gawande Challenges the Status Quo

Performance and complexity drive our healthcare system, not money or malpractice lawsuits
September 24, 2009 -- The way physicians perform their work is as important as Congressional legislation to reform our system, according to Dr. Atul Gawande, who captivated a packed crowd at the Schnitzer Concert Hall on Wednesday night.  Read More >>

Hundreds Heckle for Insurance Reform in Downtown Portland

Protestors gather at Regence headquarters as part of national MoveOn.org action
September 22, 2009 -- More than 400 people gathered in the courtyard beneath Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon headquarters in downtown Portland on Tuesday in support of comprehensive healthcare reform. Read More >>

State Receives $10 Million Grant to Expand Coverage

The federal HRSA grant will help Oregon expand coverage to children and low-income adults
September 18, 2009 -- Oregon’s health reform initiatives are $10 million richer thanks to a federal grant, which will help expand coverage to 115,000 children and low-income adults. Read More >>
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