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Needymeds and Consumer Reports Announce New Online Resource for Patients

Medication information for consumers now available at NeedyMeds.org
June 18, 2013 -- NeedyMeds is pleased to announce a new partnership with Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs™ to provide visitors to NeedyMeds.org with the latest recommendations on the safest, most effective and least expensive prescription and over-the-counter medications as rated by Consumer Reports. Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs™ offers unbiased, evidence-based drug information and provides consumers with a trusted resource to choose the best, most affordable medication.  The goal of this collaboration is to help consumers talk with their doctors about their medication options, and help them identify the medications that are best for them based on safety, effectiveness and cost. Read More >>

Nominations Sought for 2013 Oregon Rural Health Hero Award

June 18, 2013 — The Oregon Office of Rural Health at Oregon Health & Science University is seeking nominations for the 2013 Oregon Rural Health Hero of the Year Award. The award will honor an outstanding individual, program or organization for improving the quality and availability of health care in rural communities. Read More >>

Acumentra Health Event Will Highlight the Evolving Role of Community Health Workers, Patient Navigators, Doulas, and Wellness Specialists

 
June 18, 2013 — On June 27, 2013, Acumentra Health will host a special event to help healthcare professionals understand how community health workers and outreach workers, patient navigators, peer wellness specialists, and doulas can help organizations achieve the “Triple Aim”:  Better care for individual patients, better health for populations, and lower healthcare costs through improvement.
 
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What's New with The Lund Report

Our breaking news stories and commentaries are giving The Lund Report the distinction of being the prominent source of health policy news in the Pacific Northwest. Learn more about our evolving role in this timely article.
June 19, 2013 -- The Lund Report drives dialogue in healthcare with innovative thinking, original analysis and investigative reporting. Committed to increasing the health of Oregonians, we give professionals and the public the keys to unlock Oregon’s healthcare system. Read More >>

Inconsistent Oregon Healthcare Workforce Policies Undermine the Triple Aim

The author maintains that Senate Bill 2, which would give $4.9 million in scholarships to OHSU physicians will perpetuate discrimination against other teaching colleges such as the National College of Natural Medicine.
OPINION – June 19, 2013 -- The Lund Report article on June 13, “OHSU Scholarship Bill Passes Budget Committee Over Bates’ Objections,” examines Sen. Alan Bates’ opposition to SB 2, which proposes giving $4.9 million in scholarships to OHSU’s doctors who agree to serve in rural, underserved areas. The National College of Natural Medicine (NCNM) concurs with many of his objections to this bill. We have additional concerns, however, and believe the bill as written will ultimately undermine its goal of improving patient access to qualified physicians in underserved communities. Read More >>

House Votes to Protect Kids, Environment From Toxic Chemicals

The Toxics Disclosure for Healthy Kids Act will protect vulnerable Oregonians, spur innovation
June 18, 2013 – Today the Oregon House of Representatives took an important step to protect Oregon’s children and environment by approving The Toxics Disclosure for Healthy Kids Act, House Bill 3162. Read More >>

Hansell Bill Will Help Bring Health Care Providers to Rural Oregon

June 18, 2013 – The Senate passed a bill co-sponsored by Senator Bill Hansell (R-Athena) Tuesday that will help increase access and provide more comprehensive health care in rural parts of Oregon. Senate Bill 2, which provides an Oregon Health and Sciences University scholarship to students that commit to practicing in rural areas, passed the Senate 29 to 1. Read More >>

New Alzheimer's Research Suggests Possible Cause: the Interaction of Proteins in the Brain

Research shows interaction of tau and amyloid beta in the brain may cause cognitive decline
  June 18, 2013 – For years, Alzheimer's researchers have focused on two proteins that accumulate in the brains of people with Alzheimer's and may contribute to the disease: plaques made up of the protein amyloid-beta, and tangles of another protein, called tau.
 
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Colorado Primary care and Behavioral Health Integration Project Expands to Oregon

SHAPE’s global payment model supports comprehensive patient-centered care
   June 18, 2013—Primary care and behavioral health health transformation is taking SHAPE in Oregon and Colorado.   Read More >>

Regence and Ambulatory Surgery Centers Reach Compromise

Regence BlueCross BlueShield and other insurance companies that don’t want to pay surgery centers directly will have to send policyholders a check that they cannot cash without the surgery centers’ signature. The centers have been forced to send patients to collection agencies after the payments for their surgeries have gone missing.
June 17, 2013 — A measure that would cramp down on an abusive payment practice to ambulatory surgical centers by Regence BlueCross BlueShield has been resurrected and attached in the House to another bill, Senate Bill 724, which passed the House on Friday. Read More >>
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