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Doernbecher Foundation Elects New Board

Doernbecher Foundation Elects New Board

April 14, 2010 -- Ronald H. Brake has been elected president of the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation. The director of sales for Moonstruck Chocolate Co., he served as board president from 1998 to 2000. Read More >>
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Rescission Ban Unlikely to Affect Many Oregonians

Rescission Ban Unlikely to Affect Many Oregonians

The number of individuals dropped by their insurer was low and children are already guaranteed coverage
April 7, 2010 -- Prohibitions on the most egregious practices of the health insurance industry that kick in later this year will have little impact on Oregonians. Read More >>
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Greenlick Concedes Lawmakers Punted Tough Questions

Greenlick Concedes Lawmakers Punted Tough Questions

Leading reformist gets praise yet disappointment for what legislature left out of critical reform
July 23, 2009 -- Oregon's Legislature "avoided all of the hard questions" when it dealt with healthcare reform, according to Rep. Mitch Greenlick (D-Portland), who spoke to a group of health reform advocates earlier in the week.  Read More >>
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Kaufmann to Lead New Healthy Kids Office

Kaufmann to Lead New Healthy Kids Office

Advocate who led drive to insure children will now lead $11 million budget to fulfill plan
July 8, 2009 -- Cathy Kaufmann, MSW, has been tapped to lead the new office of Healthy Kids at the Department of Human Services. As the policy and communications director for Children First for Oregon, she was a strong advocate of the healthcare expansion that will provide coverage to 80,000 children during the next two years. Read More >>
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PhRMA, Families USA Praise Merkley, Wyden

PhRMA, Families USA Praise Merkley, Wyden

Reformers and drug companies team up to praise Oregon senators in the lead up to a Congressional health reform bill
June 17, 2009 -- Strange bedfellows. That’s how Ron Pollack describes his recent collaboration with the pharmaceutical trade group, better known as the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of America. Read More >>
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Battle Intensifies Over Prescribing Rights

Battle Intensifies Over Prescribing Rights

Oregon is poised to become the third state in the nation allowing psychologists to prescribe drugs
May 21, 2009 --  Despite intense lobbying pressure from organized medicine – including the Oregon Pediatric Society, the Oregon Psychiatric Association and the Oregon Medical Association – legislators may be close to declaring victory. Read More >>
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Provider Tax Close to Agreement

Provider Tax Close to Agreement

Legislators have not reached agreement with hospitals and insurers but are very close
May 13, 2009 -- Earlier we reported that a deal had been struck on a provider tax, however Sen. Alan Bates (D-Ashland) now says that was incorrect. Negotiations are very close to being wrapped up on a hospital and insurance tax to cover more uninsured Oregonians. Read More >>
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