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Governance Missing From Health Reform Picture

Governance Missing From Health Reform Picture

As we talk about health care: Substitute “either, or” for “if … then”
July 21, 2010 -- What’s the most important element missing from our national conversation about health care reform? I’ll boil it down to one word, governance. Read More >>
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Retired Doc Fears Burnout for New Recruits

Retired Doc Fears Burnout for New Recruits

Where are the doctors, nurses and medical staff to be found for these 32 million people?
June 16, 2010 -- Perhaps our government expects the medical profession to reorder its established patient-doctor relationship while expanding the present physician workload to accommodate 32 million more people who now lack full care. 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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Obama's Choice to Lead Medicare Spells Reform

Obama's Choice to Lead Medicare Spells Reform

An exciting appointment to head the federal Medicaid & Medicare agency
March 30, 2010 -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan once said: “If you’ve been in government a long time, as I have been, then the most exciting thing you encounter in government is competence. Why is this exciting? Because it’s rare.” Read More >>
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EDITORIAL: The Fight Continues

EDITORIAL: The Fight Continues

We agree that the bill is a good first step but falls short on controlling costs
March 25, 2010 -- When The Lund Report began almost a full year ago in April 2009, the national healthcare debate had just started to boil over. Throughout the summer and into the fall we covered angry town hall meetings, street protests and arrests. Read More >>
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Finding Consensus at Blair House

Finding Consensus at Blair House

Among complicated sticking points to iron out, there's the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
February 22, 2010 -- President Barack Obama is hosting a health care summit Thursday at the Blair House. It will be televised live. We can all watch and judge the proposals for ourselves. Read More >>
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Gang of Six Centrist Senators Demand Delay on Reform

Gang of Six Centrist Senators Demand Delay on Reform

Sen. Ron Wyden joins conservative Democrats urging delay and bipartisanship
Originally at HuffingtonPost.com
July 17, 2009 -- A bipartisan group of centrist and conservative senators sent a letter to the Democratic and Republican leaders on Friday urging delay in consideration of health care reform.
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Where's Wyden on Obama's Health Reform?

Where's Wyden on Obama's Health Reform?

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden is luke warm for Obama's plan with a public option.
Originally at Portland Mercury
June 11, 2009 -- President Barack Obama may be facing tacit opposition to his planned health care reform over the coming months from an unlikely source: Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden. Read More >>
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Senators Consider Public Option With Triggers

Senators Consider Public Option With Triggers

The option for a public health plan like Medicare has senators divided, forging compromise that would diminish plan
Originally at HuffingtonPost.com
June 2, 2009 -- The Obama administration and Senate Democrats are debating a health care reform outline that will insist upon a public option for insurance but leave open the possibility for it to be kicked in via triggers.
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Groups Strategize for Single-Payer Plan

Groups Strategize for Single-Payer Plan

The best way to get half the pie is to ask for the whole pie
Originally at Politico.com
April 28, 2009 -- President Barack Obama and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) rarely pass up a chance to snub single-payer health care — a term that means a government-run system.
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