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January 26, 2012 -- With more discussion of budget cuts, lawmakers have begun floating policy proposals that would substantially reshape or cut back on health programs critical to vulnerable Latinos, such as Medicare and Medicaid.  According to a statistical brief released today by NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the Medicare program provides health coverage for not only Latino seniors, but also more than one million disabled and seriously ill Hispanic children and working-age adults.  Read More >>

January 23, 2012 -- Even as Curry County’s unemployment rate inches downward, the CEO of the Curry Health Network, Bill McMillan, announced a work force reduction in the network’s three operating facilities. He said the 23 positions eliminated could save the network big money in a bad economy. Read More >>

OPINION December 16, 2011 -- Last time we checked, Senator Ron Wyden was elected to represent the tate of Oregon. Now that he's forged a dangerous Medicare compromise with the leader of the Tea Party caucus, we're not sure he remembers what state he represents. Read More >>

November 17, 2011 – Nine healthcare organizations – most of which advocate for people with chronic illnesses – are speaking up about proposed cuts to Medicare. Read More >>

As a special project for Medicare, Acumentra Health will assist Oregon physician practices in electronically reporting adult immunization data to Oregon’s statewide immunization registry, the ALERT Immunization Information System (IIS).   Read More >>

October 31, 2011 -- For years, doctors have urged patients over the age of 50 to get colonoscopies to check for colorectal cancer, which kills more than 50,000 Americans a year. Read More >>

October 31, 2011 -- For years, doctors have urged patients over the age of 50 to get colonoscopies to check for colorectal cancer, which kills more than 50,000 Americans a year. Their efforts were boosted last year by the federal health care reform law, which requires that key preventive services, including colonoscopies, be provided to patients at no out-of-pocket cost. Read More >>

March 8, 2011--Oregon has the dubious distinction of reimbursing doctors for seeing Medicaid patients at one of the lowest rates in the nation. Read More >>

March 3, 2011 -- Oregon’s first waiver request under the 2010 national health reform law could be to integrate long-term care, according to Gov. John Kitzhaber, who was at the White House when President Obama said he supported giving more flexibility to states that could do healthcare better. Read More >>

February 17, 2011--Oregon’s transformation healthcare plan is falling into place, with draft legislation expected by March 23. Read More >>