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Oregon receives CDC funding to prevent healthcare associated infections

CDC awards $840,000 to three agencies for infection prevention efforts
October 12, 2011 -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded an $840,000 grant to the Oregon Patient Safety Commission, the Oregon State Public Health Division, and the Office of Oregon Health Policy and Research to continue efforts aimed at reducing healthcare associated infections in Oregon. Read More >>

ODS Rate Hike Nudged Down to 8.94%

Officials at the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services (DCBS) announced approval of an of an 8.94% rate increase on ODS individual policies, down one percentage point from the proposed 9.94% average rate hike. Read More >>

Governor Kitzhaber Says the Health Exchange Will Increase Oregon’s Purchasing Power

Appearing before the health insurance exchange board yesterday, the governor said it’s the “starting point” to change the state’s healthcare system
October 7, 2011--Fresh off a trip from the nation’s capital where he attended the Medicaid Managed Care Conference, Governor John Kitzhaber dropped in on the Health Insurance Exchange meeting yesterday, telling the board it’s the starting point to transform Oregon’s healthcare system. Read More >>

Rocky King Named Permanent Director of Oregon's Health Insurnace Exchange

No one else could do the job like him, board members agree
October 6, 2011--The board of directors of Oregon's Health Insurance Exchange took its first important action this morning: appointing a permanent executive director. Read More >>

Verdict’s Out on Whether Intensive Chemotherapy Can Cure Brain Cancer

But had it not been for the blood brain barrier disruption, which allows such drugs to penetrate into the brain, a 22-year man in Central Point might not be alive
October 5, 2011 -- Physicians remain divided about whether intensive chemotherapy for brain cancer can actually save a person’s life. But don’t tell that to Joshua Brown, 22, who lives with his family in Central Point. He might not be alive had it not been for this treatment. Read More >>

Margaret Kripke Speaks on Environmentally Caused Cancer

As a member of President Obama’s Cancer Panel, Kripke believes more research is needed into environmentally caused cancer and calls for tighter regulation of contaminants.
October 6, 2011 – At some point in their lifetime, 41 percent of Americans will be diagnosed with cancer, and 21 percent will die of the disease. Read More >>

Governor Kitzhaber in D.C. to Stress the Role States Play in Driving National Health Care Reform

October 5, 2011 -- Governor Kitzhaber today called on Congress to reframe the debate over Medicaid, Medicare and the national debt and look to states for new models to improve healthcare while reducing cost in a keynote address to the 2011 Medicaid Managed Care Conference in Washington D.C. Read More >>

Business Owners Look for Ways to Mediate Insurance Rate Increases

At a training sponsored by OSPIRG, consumers and business owners gained first hand knowledge about what goes into insurance rate decisions
October 5, 2011 – Small employers feel frustrated by the rising cost of health insurance, and their lack of power to negotiate for better rates. That point was made very clear by Gene Mechanic, a lawyer for Portland-based Bennett, Hartman, Morris, Kaplan, LLP at a training session held by OSPIRG last week. Read More >>

Coalition Hosting Dialogues on ACO/CCO Implementation

October 5, 2011 -- Several leading Oregon healthcare organizations are uniting to host a series of lunch seminars on the intersection of federal Accountable Care Organization guidelines and state Coordinated Care Organization rules.   Spearheaded by five of the state’s largest Managed Care Organizations, the series kicks off on October 26, with a keynote address from Dr. Ruth Perry, who is leading New Jersey’s effort to implement an ACO in New Jersey. Read More >>

Legacy Health Promotes Linda Graser

October 5, 2011 – Linda Graser, who’s been with Legacy Health System for nearly 25 years, has been named director of outreach. Read More >>
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