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Senate Committee Votes to Beef Up Primary Care

A bill to pay primary care providers Medicare rates under OHP moves to the Senate floor
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 >>

Bill Aims to Recruit More Primary Care Docs

Legislation would work in tandem with similar efforts
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 >>

Medicaid Advisory Committee Voices Concerns Over Cuts

The state’s proposed reductions to the prioritized list of OHP services spark fear about patient well-being
 March 23, 2011--Members of the Medicaid Advisory Committee vehemently voiced their concerns Wednesday about the state’s proposed cost-saving reductions to covered services for Oregon Health Plan patients. Read More >>

Legislation Would Create ‘Sweetener’ for OHP Docs

Rep. Ben Cannon (D-Portland) is sponsoring a bill that aims to provide incentives for Oregon providers who serve Medicare and Medicaid patients
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 >>

OHP Docs Face Hefty Reimbursement Cuts

Doctors who accept the Oregon Health Plan have had minimal increases since the state Medicaid plan began in 1996
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 >>

Greenlick Calls Proposal Evolutionary

The state legislator from Portland would like to see pilot demonstration projects where physical and occupational therapists work together
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 >>

We Need to Revise the Mission of State Medical Schools

The hidden tax in under funding medical education has pushed medical schools into operating as businesses
September 22, 2010 -- About 40 years ago, anti-tax sentiments gained a foothold within the electorate as many Americans became convinced that lower taxes would make them better off. The anti-tax advocates were very successful at getting their agenda enacted at the state and federal level. Read More >>

Healthcare Costs Becoming More Transparent

An all-claims all-payer data base will reveal the true cost of healthcare services charged by hospitals and providers
July 29, 2010 -- Have you ever wondered whether a hospital in Bend or Portland charges the same price for coronary artery bypass surgery? As most of us realize, there’s not one single price. Read More >>

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 >>

OMA Remains Neutral on National Health Reform

Doctors raise objections about an independent payment board that could diminish their influence
March 31, 2010 – The health reform package signed into law by President Obama doesn’t pass muster with the Oregon Medical Association, which remains critical of the sweeping reform. Read More >>
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