The Lund Report

Governor's Office Waiting for Federal Report on Environmental Impact of Coal Trains

July 26, 2012 -- A group of doctors, environmental activists, neighborhood activists and Indian tribes has called on the governor's office and the Oregon Health Authority to perform a health impactassessment before granting permits for coal exports by rail to the state's ports – which a spokesperson for the governor's office has called “premature.”

Jul 25, 2012

Political Candidates Get into Healthcare Fray Christen McCurdy Wed, 07/25/2012 - 20:03

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Tribal Health Advocates Worry About New CCO System

July 25, 2012 -- Healthcare advocates are concerned that American Indians who choose not to participate in a coordinated care organization (CCO) will have difficulty getting access to specialty care. On August 1, CCOs begin integrating physical, dental and mental healthcare for about 650,000 people who qualify for Medicaid.

Jul 25, 2012

Advocates Gain Traction in Insurance Coverage for Autism

July 24, 2012 -- Advocates have strengthened their hand in seeking additional insurance coverage for applied behavioral analysis (ABA) treatment. Throughout the West Coast, they’ve achieved victories in the court system and, in Oregon, are focusing their attention on legislative changes.

Jul 24, 2012

Regence BlueCross BlueShield Invests Millions in For-Profit Ventures

July 19, 2012 – Regence BlueCross BlueShield is starting to look more like a for-profit healthcare business – with a dash of venture capital thrown in for good measure.

Jul 18, 2012

CDC Grant Program Focuses on Improving the Health of People with Disabilities

July 19, 2012 -- One in five adults lives with a disability – and many more are likely to acquire a disability at some point in their lives either through illness, injury or the aging process, according to numbers released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. People with disabilities are two and a half times more likely than non-disabled peers to report unmet health needs, and more than four times as likely to report fair or poor (as opposed to good) health.

Jul 18, 2012

Senator Mark Hass Applauds New Wellness Center in Downtown Portland

2BWell Community Clinic emphasizes prevention and healthy eating and is part of a partnership with a longstanding acupuncture clinic in Lake Oswego

Jul 18, 2012

Health Insurance Exchange Board Hammers Out Choice, Communication Issues

July 18. 2012 -- The Health Insurance Exchange Board intends to launch an aggressive communication campaign next summer and encourage people to purchase insurance so they can avoid paying a penalty starting in January 2014 when the Affordable Care Act kicks in.

Jul 18, 2012

Idaho Woman Takes Battle with Blue Cross Online

July 12, 2012 -- Until recently, Danni Cote Gilbert kept a pretty low profile. She teaches high school social studies and psychology in Mountain Home, Idaho, a town 40 miles east of Boise with a population of 12,266. Her husband, James, is an administrator in the Mountain Home School District, and they have two daughters, aged five and seven.

Jul 12, 2012

Workforce Issues, CCO Progress Take Center Stage at Health Policy Board

July 12, 2012 -- The Oregon Health Policy Board voted unanimously Tuesday to give the Oregon Health Authority the power to develop administrative rules for the student healthcare workforce, after a presentation by Lisa Angus and Terri Johanson who argued that nursing and medical students often face a major bureaucratic scramble when dealing with residencies or clinical placements during their education.

Jul 12, 2012