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A New Way of Shopping for Health Insurance Gets a Trial Run

Oregon’s health insurance exchange, which gets under way in October 2013 needs to make certain consumers have easy access to information about the total cost of a health plan, the author maintains
OPINION – November 8, 2012 -- Earlier this week, I took part in a trial run of the user interface system for the website of the Oregon health insurance exchange—now called Cover Oregon. Read More >>

My Body, My Choices

The author, who’s been diagnosed with stage 3 bladder cancer, will discuss his end-of-life choices when he makes a presentation at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Portland on November 11
OPINION -- November 6, 2012 – I hope to choose the time of my death. Having been born in 1934, I accept the reality of death. Read More >>

Disabled Who Are Obese Face Rising Healthcare Costs

The writer, who has cerebral palsy, discusses the difficulties faced by disabled people who require specialized medical equipment and the difficulties they face from insurance companies
October 30, 2012 -- Since 1994, the obesity rates among children with cerebral palsy (CP) have doubled. This is because such children, who received inadequate nourishment in utero, or were seriously ill when very young, continue to eat nutrient-dense foods after they are out of medical crisis. Read More >>

Fluoridation Referendum Leaves Decision in Voters' Hands

While the signatures are still being counted, most analysts expect the fluoridation battle ultimately will be decided by Portland voters
OPINION – October 17, 2012 -- There is one main benefit of Clean Water Portland's successful signature-gathering campaign to qualify for a city-wide referendum vote on fluoridation: It allows time for citizens to make an informed decision. Read More >>

The Lund Report Remains Strong

As an independent source of news about the health industry, The Lund Report intends to continue tackling controversial issues
October 3, 2012 -- The Lund Report is a consistent and a reliable news source, tracking the coordinated care organizations that Governor Kitzhaber hopes will transform Oregon’s healthcare system. Read More >>

IT Job Creation Predictions Come True: More Than 60,000 Since 2008

OPINION – September 25, 2012 -- Back in 2008, when searching to find an estimate of the magnitude of health information technology workforce (HIT) needs, I came up empty-handed, which led me to try to answer the question myself. The best source of data I was able to find was the HIMSS Analytics Database. Read More >>

The ACA’s Paradoxically Negative Impact on Middle-Income Oregonians

The author realizes that the Affordable Care Act will leave many people, including herself, worse off from a financial perspective
OPINION – September 19, 2012 -- When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was first passed into law (2010) and then when it was largely upheld by this year’s SCOTUS ruling, I was anxiously anticipating that the ACA would not just be providing for improved benefits—but, that it would also be providing at least a degree of some much needed financial relief, through its premium tax credit and cost-sharing subsidy provisions. Read More >>

The ObamaCare Map

The author, who’s drawn an ObamaCare Map, asks what would happen if the Affordable Care Act is repealed after the November election, and suggests looking at the different routes these potential changes may take us
OPINION – September 12, 2012 -- During the last two years, I have become an avid supporter of ObamaCare. Due to several unforeseen health issues in our family I began taking a closer look at the Affordable Care Act. It had become very clear that the healthcare industry was not necessarily a good fit for everybody, especially for those who found themselves due to job changes between health insurance companies and coverage, or those with pre-existing conditions, or even worse those without any health insurance coverage at all. Read More >>

How I Became a Better Doctor

Lessons learned in health technology
OPINION – September 12, 2011 -- In mid- June, I was invited by President Obama to a White House summit to share the lessons we Oregon providers have learned about health information technology. More appropriately, I wanted to share how electronic health records have helped me become a better doctor. Read More >>

The Distorted Science on Fluoridation

Setting the record straight on community water fluoridation
 OPINION – September 11, 2012 -- When the U.S. climatologist Michael E. Mann published research showing a recent rise in global temperatures he endured the wrath of climate-change deniers.1 Although a strong consensus of experts support Mann’s conclusion, many of those deniers persist in claiming that the evidence disproves global warming.2 In progressive Portland, this blatant disregard of science is hard to stomach. Yet it’s exactly what’s happening in the conversation about water fluoridation. Read More >>
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