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Health Officials, Advocates Urge Portland Mayor To Address Homeless Crisis

Oregon Health Forum attendees urged Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to immediately address public health crises such as hygiene, public defecation and exposure at a Thursday breakfast forum.

Community members, advocates and caregivers for the homeless urged Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler to address the homeless population’s immediate need for hygiene services such as showers and porta potties in order to prevent a public health crisis.

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Jessica Floum

Oregon Health Experts Call For Transparency, Competition, State Action On Drug Pricing

Oregon legislators, health policy analysts and industry experts discussed the barriers to affordable drugs at an Oregon Health Forum breakfast meeting in Portland on Tuesday.

Oregon health experts called for greater drug pricing transparency, increased competition from foreign drug markets and better data to keep down pharmaceutical costs at an Oregon Health Forum breakfast on Tuesday.

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Jessica Floum

Will CCO 2.0 Go Far Enough?

Leaders push for bridges, not silos, among providers for the next stage of Medicaid in Oregon.

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Courtney Sherwood

Where Will Oregon's Medicaid Experiment Take the State Next?

Coordinated care organizations are the hallmark of the state's take on the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. Through an effort called CCO 2.0, leaders are trying to push these groups to provide better healthcare as they restrain costs. Learn more about the next stage for CCOs during an in-depth discussion on June 21.

The future of coordinated care is at stake as state officials begin wrestling with new contracts that will be released n

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Diane Lund Muzikant

Social Determinants of Health Take Center Stage

This panel discussion, sponsored by Oregon Health Forum, will be held April 27.

What’s being done to tackle how our social and emotional environment impact health outcomes?

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Diane Lund-Muzikant

Surveying Healthcare Challenges, Wyden Sees 2017 as a Year of Wins

Speaking from downtown Portland, the U.S. senator said Medicare and children’s health insurance programs are better off now than a year ago, though Oregon and the U.S. still have many challenges.

Despite a political climate in Washington, D.C., that makes compromise challenging at best, critical healthcare programs have been protected and strengthened over the past year, Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., told about 150 people who gathered for the Oregon Health Forum’s Friday morning event.

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Courtney Sherwood

Oregon Policymakers Join Senator Ron Wyden On Stage April 6

The panelists will discuss health policy implications for Oregon.

When Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will appear at a breakfast forum April 6 to share his perspective on health policy developments in Washington D.C., he’ll be joined by a panel of experts from

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Diane Lund-Muzikant

Senator Ron Wyden to Discuss Health Reform April 6 in Portland

The U.S. senator will discuss national policy at a breakfast put on by Oregon Health Forum.

Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., will share his perspective on health policy developments in Washington, D.C., at a breakfast forum on Friday

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Diane Lund Muzikant

Should Employers Pay for Health Insurance? Lessons From Other Countries

Join Oregon Health Forum on May 23 for a deep look into global lessons that our state can apply to healthcare.

Oregon’s healthcare costs, like those in other states, are the highest in the world. Oregon’s employers, like those in other states, struggle to keep their workforces healthy and their business costs down. No state has solved this challenge.

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Diane Lund-Muzikant