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The Lund Report Close to Reaching its Challenge Grant

You – our avid readers – can help us reach our goal – and feel proud about supporting the only independent news site in Oregon that covers the healthcare industry and never accepts advertisements.
October 16, 2015

We’re almost there. So close we can almost taste the thrill of reaching out goal – to raise $31,000 by October 31.

As of today, we’ve brought in $23,700. Now we just have to wind the corner in the next two weeks – with your help.

Please consider making a tax-deductible donation today to The Lund Report, the only independent news site that covers the healthcare industry. Every donation makes a difference – no matter how small or large.

Where else can you find the latest news about Cambia Health Solutions which recently lost an attempt to have a lawsuit thrown out of court or learn about the allegations against Dr. Jeffrey Weisz, the former executive medical director at Kaiser Permanente?

We keep our eyes poised on Oregon’s healthcare industry and are proud of our independence, having never accepted an advertisement since our inception in 2009.

Now we’re counting on you – our readers – to help us reach our challenge grant by making a donation today. .

How do we spend our money – on hiring the most professional and award winning journalists who have a passion about telling the truth and digging deep into what’s going on inside our health care system.

Take it from one of our avid readers -- Chris Palmedo, a former board member who’s now an associate professor at the CUNY School of Public Health in New York City.

“In healthcare, as much as any other industry, there’s often the story ‘they’ want you to hear, and there’s the real story. While we may disagree about what the real story is, I hope we agree that the Lund Report knows the difference, and works relentlessly to tell us the truth about how our system works.

“Thorough investigative journalism is something we can take for granted – until it’s gone. When no one is there to follow the money, to ask the key questions, or even to frame issues the way they should be, then we all pay. We pay through corruption, through higher premiums, and through a system that’s more focused on the money and less on the patient.

“By contributing to The Lund Report, you are supporting a more transparent, honest and patient-centered health system. Whether you read it all or don’t read it at all, you benefit from its existence. Until it’s gone.

“Don’t let that happen.”

Chris made a very generous contribution to The Lund Report, of which we are most grateful. Here’s how you can follow his lead. We accept tax deductible donations online at https://www.thelundreport.org/donate, or by sending a check to The Lund Report at P.O.Box 82841, Portland 97282, and I’ll be pleased to send you a receipt for tax purposes since The Lund Report is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) organization. And please include a note telling us how you’d like to be acknowledged on our Donor page.

Every dollar of your donation goes to support the healthcare journalism that you’ve come to rely on. It allows us to bring you the latest developments in health policy, healthcare delivery and access in Oregon, and to offer insights into issues that you won’t find elsewhere. In short, your support helps us bring greater transparency to the healthcare system in Oregon!

Thank you for being a member of The Lund Report community. Your gift will help us remain the most vital source of health news in Oregon. Please give today before this matching gift opportunity ends.

Diane can be reached at [email protected].

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