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Wyden Aide Explains Vote on Public Option

If Sen. Wyden supported the public option why did it take so long to be clear?
WASHINGTON, DC October 1, 2009 -- Senator Ron Wyden pleased many advocates of healthcare reform when he voted on Tuesday for two amendments that would have put a public option in the reform bill before the Senate Finance Committee. Both those amendments failed because Democrats on the committee opposed them. Read More >>

Wyden Votes Yes on Public Option, Panel Rejects

A vote on Sen. Ron Wyden's Free Choice Amendment expected soon
Originally at StatesmanJournal.com
September 30, 2009 -- Sen. Ron Wyden on Tuesday voted in support of a public health insurance option to compete with the private market as the key committee he sits on shot down the measure twice. Read More >>

Senate Finance Vote on Public Option Delayed

Sen. Schumer introduces amendment for up or down vote, advocates make one last blitz at Wyden
September 25, 2009 -- The Senate Finance Committee says the panel will not get to the matter of a public option debate today. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) went out on a limb Thursday evening, telling reporters that a “strong, robust” public plan will be included in whatever final bill is signed by the president. 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 >>

Wyden Pushes Back Against Baucus Plan

In the week after Sen. Max Baucus released a draft plan based on the notorious "Gang of Six," Sen. Ron Wyden pens an op-ed and appears on NPR
September 21, 2009 -- Although Sen. Ron Wyden sits on the powerful Senate Finance Committee, he's been virtually shut out of discussions in that committee so far, which have centered on the "Gang of Six," three Democrats and three Republicans. Late last week Wyden expressed his discontent with the bill so far. Read More >>

Congress' Look at Executive Pay Includes Regence

Rep. Henry Waxman wants to know more about executive compensation paid to health insurers
September 17, 2009 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield is among 52 health plans across the country targeted by Congressman Henry Waxman (D-California) who’s conducting an investigation into the private health insurance industry. Read More >>

Doctors Support the Public Option

From WashPost columnist lukewarm with Sen. Wyden: Doctors overwhelmingly support public option
Originally at WashingtonPost.com
September 15, 2009 -- That's the conclusion of a national poll conducted by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation. The survey included more than 5,000 doctors spread across an array of specialties, and asked two sets of questions. The results should be generally cheering to reformers. Read More >>

State Prepared to Lead if Feds Don't

The new Oregon Health Authority has on its plate how to enforce an individual mandate and gauranteed issue
Setpember 15, 2009 -- As President Obama struggles to enact meaningful health reform, Oregon is poised to transform its healthcare system, according to Dr. Bruce Goldberg, acting administrator of the Oregon Health Authority and director of Oregon's Department of Human Services. Read More >>

'Mad As Hell Doctors' Launch National Tour for Single-Payer

A group of doctors take the road in a Winnebago to say anything short of single-payer is nothing at all
September 9, 2009 -- A group of physicians dubbed Mad As Hell Doctors kicked off a 28-city tour in Portland on Tuesday. They’ll be traveling in a Winnebago across the country holding press events along the way until reaching Washington DC on September 30. The group supports a single-payer bill in Congress, HR 676. Read More >>
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