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House Republicans Request Expedited Audit of Cover Oregon

Rep. Julie Parrish (R - West Linn/Tualatin), Deputy House Republican Leader, submitted draft amendments today to House Bill 4154 to expedite the Secretary of State's authority to audit Cover Oregon.

Feb 7, 2014

Statement by Joe Baker, President of the Medicare Rights Center, on Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement on Medicare Physician Payment Reform

On behalf of people with Medicare, we remain cautiously optimistic about a bipartisan agreement on policy to repeal and replace the Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) formula. We are encouraged that Congress appears committed to advancing a Medicare payment system centered on high-value care, as opposed to high-volume care.

Feb 7, 2014

Multnomah County to Hold Four Clinics to Help Students and Other Children Catch Up on Missing Vaccines

Letters go out this week saying students must be immunized by Feb. 19 or be sent home from school, Head Start or child care

Feb 6, 2014

Health Share of Oregon’s Community Advisory Council February 7 Meeting CANCELLED Due to Weather Conditions

Health Share of Oregon’s Community Advisory Council meeting, scheduled for Friday, February 7 at 12:30pm, has been cancelled due to the severe weather conditions in the Tri-County area.

Feb 6, 2014

Virginia Garcia to Celebrate Children's Dental Health Month With “Baby Days”

During the month of February, Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center will be celebrating National Children’s Dental Health Month by inviting new parents to participate in the monthly Baby Days program.

Feb 6, 2014

Registration Open for 6th Annual Northwest Environmental Health Conference

Keynote Julia Brody, PhD, Silent Spring Institute will speak on environmental chemicals and women’s health

Feb 6, 2014

Practitioners, Prescribers AND Patient Advocates Call on Oregon Legislature for Improved Medication Therapy Management

The Arizona Journal of Pharmacy’s Winter 2014 issue notes that across the U.S., “poor medication adherence leads to poorer health, more frequent hospitalizations, higher risk of death and costs our medical system as much as $290 billion each year.” Here in Oregon, providers, pharmacists, and patient groups are addressing this growing issue by bringing forth legislation to help all Oregon patients better manage their medications. Medicare Part D plans starting doing this in January.

Feb 6, 2014

Tonia Hunt Becomes New Executive Director of Children First for Oregon

Feb 6, 2014

Survey: Few Uninsured Americans Believe They Will Be Better Off Under the ACA

Less than one-third of uninsured Americans expect their access to health care to improve in 2014, according to a survey conducted by the Urban Institute for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. One in four uninsured respondents expect their health care costs to improve.

Feb 5, 2014

Analysis: 1.1M TO 1.8M New Medicaid Enrollees as a Result OF ACA Christen McCurdy Wed, 02/05/2014 - 09:03

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