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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The author, who’s drawn an ObamaCare Map, asks what would happen if the Affordable Care Act is repealed after the November election, and suggests looking at the different routes these potential changes may take us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 >>

Fluoridation Lessons from Aspen Colorado and Dublin, Ireland

The author encourages the Portland City Council to consider his concerns before taking a vote to fluoridate its water
OPINION – September 4, 2012 -- While part-time Aspen resident Lance Armstrong insists that nobody needs to cry for him over being busted for illegal drugs, spare a tear for fellow Aspenites who still have illegal drugs in their drinking water courtesy of their indolent councilors! For according to the US Food and Drug Administration, the fluorides added to their drinking water have since 1993 been ‘unapproved new drugs’ yet Aspen’s councilors decided last March that because they had discussed the issue long enough they decided to do nothing. Read More >>

Fluoridation – A Misplaced Conflict

The author believes fluoridation will improve the dental health of all our citizens, and is an ethical mandate, not a conspiracy by the city council
OPINION -- August 28, 2012 -- It is unfortunate that The Lund Report gave Rick North such as prominent podium from which to expound the “bad science” used by opponents to water fluoridation, when the accumulated facts deny his conclusions. Had he spoken the truth, he would not have required a full page to expound his credentials – when the facts speak for themselves. Read More >>

Fluoridation: A Statement in Favor

Author says that artificial fluoridation is inexpensive, has no demonstrated risk, and offers considerable financial, medical, and dental benefits.
OPINION – August 27, 2012 -- My personal experience with fluoridation began by growing up in Phoenix, Arizona, an area with naturally high fluoride. I noticed two consequences. First, my teeth and those of the kids I grew up with now have very few cavities. Second, almost all of us vote Republican. Both might be coincidental, however. Read More >>
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