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New Faces Emerge at Capitol

Scott Gallant is back, temporarily, working for the Oregon Health Authority
February 7, 2013 -- A very familiar healthcare lobbyist who’s always been reluctant to speak to the media is back in the State Capitol after retiring in early 2009. Read More >>

Oregon Health Policy Board to hold monthly meeting Feb. 5 in Portland

  February 1, 2013 -- What: The Oregon Health Policy Board will hold its monthly meeting on February 5 in Portland. The board will receive an update on federal health reform and hear updates on Oregon Health Authority legislative activity and on coordinated care organization Transformation Plans. The Health Care Workforce Committee will also present a set of recommendations. Public testimony will be heard during the meeting, beginning at 3:45 p.m. Read More >>

Test helps homeowner reduce high levels of cancer-causing radon

Oregon Radon Program says kits are simple, inexpensive to use
  January 22, 2013 -- When Bruce Feller decided to have his century-old home in Northeast Portland tested for radon in early 2012, he figured he was living with low, safe levels of the radioactive gas. Read More >>

Flu remains moderate in Oregon – state officials would like to keep it that way

Flu vaccine today will reduce risk of catching flu and minimize symptoms
January 11, 2013 -- While the rate of Oregonians reporting flu-like symptoms is on the rise, heralding an early start to the 2012-2013 flu season, state health officials say this year’s flu activity level remains moderate across the state, and effective vaccine is available.
 
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Tricia Tillman Says Diverse Groups Need a Seat at the Table

As administrator of the Office of Equity and Inclusion, she believes coordinated care organizations should form partnerships with culturally diverse stakeholders
  January 2, 2013 -- Growing up in southwest Portland – and later studying political science at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. – Tricia Tillman didn't realize public health was an occupation, much less the one where she’d end up.    Read More >>

Non-Traditional Health Worker Steering Committee meets Jan. 7, 14 in Salem, Portland

January 3, 2013 -- The Oregon Health Policy Board’s Non-Traditional Health Worker (NTHW) Steering Committee will meet January 7 in Salem and January 14 in Portland.
 
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Rhonda Busek Takes High-Level Position with Oregon Health Authority

Busek, who’s been director of Medicaid programs for PacificSource Community Solutions, will become the deputy to Judy Mohr Peterson on Jan. 15
  December 13, 2012 -- Rhonda Busek is joining the Oregon Health Authority on Jan. 15 as the deputy to Judy Mohr Peterson, director of Medical Assistance Programs. “Rhonda will bring a unique set of skills and abilities to this position that will truly help us all move down the path of health system transformation,” according to an announcement by Mohr Peterson. “We’re very excited about having her join us.” Read More >>

Klamath County Still at Odds Over Mental Health

The Oregon Health Authority has sent in a second mediator to resolve the ongoing issues between county officials and Cascade Health Alliance
December 5, 2012 -- A last-ditch effort is under way in Klamath County to mediate the dispute over mental health services for the nearly 13,000 people on the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Save The Date: Oregon Health Policy Board to Meet Dec. 11

Public forum on health system transformation progress
November 28, 2012 -- The first coordinated care organizations (CCO) started in Oregon on August 1, 2012 in several areas of the state. Now, about 90 percent of Oregon Health Plan members are served by a CCO.   Read More >>

State Officials Insist Hospitals Not Overpaid Under Provider Tax

But the specific amount of money that hospitals get back is not open to public disclosure, according to Judy Mohr-Peterson
November 29, 2012 -- Poor Oregonians will receive an extra $2.033 billion in healthcare from mid-2011 through mid-2013, according to the latest estimates of the impact of a state tax on hospitals. Yet even many within the industry still don’t understand the state’s so-called provider tax, according to Judy Mohr-Peterson, director of medical assistance programs with the Oregon Health Authority. Read More >>
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