Many attendees were unfamiliar with how the state’s health insurance exchange will work, less than two months before enrollment starts
By:
Amanda Waldroupe
August 21, 2013--The drumbeat to inform Oregonians about impending health reform continued on Monday with a town hall hosted by Oregon Senator Ron Wyden (D) and Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith that 120 people attended.
Author concludes that there’s no consensus that fluoridation is safe for human health
By:
Rick North
OPINION – August 22, 2012 -- For months, there has been a behind-the-scenes, coordinated effort to fluoridate Portland’s water. It only came to light when the Oregonian broke the story August 10th that commissioner Randy Leonard was going to lead the effort. Since then, Nick Fish and Mayor Sam Adams have come out in favor of it, which points to at least a 3-2 vote in the Portland City Council to approve it. There have been reports a vote could be coming quickly, as early as the first or second week in September, but nothing is confirmed yet.
Bob Whitaker calls mental illness a hidden epidemic and questions why the number of people diagnosed has tripled in the past 20 years
By:
Amanda Waldroupe
January 19, 2011 -- Bob Whitaker, a journalist and well-regarded author of books about mental healthcare and illness in America is coming to Portland on Feb.
Net revenues are down as the hospital system looks to balance the books and prepare for big changes
By:
David Rosenfeld
December 21, 2010 -- The down economy and lower-than-expected patient volumes have forced Legacy Health System to ask all employees, including those in the front office, to make a concerted effort to reduce costs.
It’s halted construction of a utility pole to hold wireless antennas at NE Stanton and 22nd following pressure by the neighborhood association
By:
Amanda Waldroupe
Neighbors contend the poles, which provide denser wireless Internet coverage, emit non-ionizing radiation that could cause cancer and other health problems
By:
Amanda Waldroupe
November 17, 2010 – Portland residents demanded that the City Council place a moratorium on the construction of utility poles holding wireless antennas but met with defeat earlier today.
Kaiser Sunnyside Hospital is the exception while Curry General Hospital has the lowest rates in the state
By:
Amanda Waldroupe
Emanuel's children's hospital will attract patients from many West Coast locations who need acute care unavailable in smaller communities
By:
Fred Leeson
@ Oregonlive.com
October 18, 2010 -- A tall crane and sure-footed ironworkers will install the final steel beams this week on a nine-story tower at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center intended to be a cutting-edge children's hospital when it opens in 2012.
Massive rate hikes by Regence, which is refusing to insure new children, has drawn the attention of national figures
By:
David Rosenfeld
September 23, 2010 -- Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon and its parent company The Regence Group – which controls health plans in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah – are increasingly coming between the crosshairs of White House officials.
After a series of public forums the Oregon Health Authority is left with strong public engagement but little direct mandate
By:
David Rosenfeld
September 16, 2010 -- This time last year, a series of town hall meetings would have garnered far different reactions than the cordial tones state officials have encountered recently in a series of public forums around the state about healthcare reform.
