physicians

May 6, 2011 – Republicans on the committee to transform the Oregon Health Plan signaled this week they might be willing to back off their immediate demands for tort reform. Read More >>

April 24, 2011 -- The steady decline in the number of primary care providers compared to the ranks of higher paid specialists is a problem that has plagued the healthcare system in Oregon and much of the nation for years. Read More >>

March 24, 2011 -- Rep. Nancy Nathanson (D-Eugene) no longer serves on the House Health Care Committee, but her commitment to healthcare issues remains steadfast. That’s why she’s sponsoring House Bill 2366, which focuses on recruiting more primary care physicians to Oregon. Read More >>

February 10, 2011 -- For anyone wondering whether Governor John Kitzhaber would be influenced by roughly $500,000 in campaign contributions from Oregon’s Medicaid managed care plans, the answer so far is ‘no.’ Read More >>

January 13, 2011 -- The Oregon Society of Physician Assistants has prepared legislation to change the licensure process by placing more responsibility in the hands of the PA’s supervising physician and less on the judgment of the Oregon Medical Board. Read More >>

November 9, 2010 – State Rep. Mitch Greenlick insists the tendency to create highly specialized niches of healthcare workers is making it more difficult to deal with the shortage of healthcare professionals. Read More >>

October 29, 2010 -- With the imminent departure of Nancy Clarke who’s led the Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation for the past five years, daunting challenges await her successor who’s expected to be named in mid-November. Read More >>

October 13, 2010 -- For decades, physicians have been like kids in a candy store ordering tests and procedures with total abandon and with constant rationalization that this was always for the benefit of the patient. Read More >>

August 25, 2010 -- I and many of my physician colleagues are tired, stressed, rushed and frustrated.  Federal healthcare reform may offer some distant relief to us, but today, it still seems miles away. Read More >>

August 18, 2010 -- Despite the surging demand for primary care physicians, the supply limps along. And there’s no shortage of ideas for closing the gap. They range from capping academic specialty programs to loan forgiveness when graduates choose to practice as generalists. Read More >>