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Oregon Health Forum Policy Rewind

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

The Oregon Health Forum held a breakfast at the Multnomah Athletic Club on Tuesday, July 21st.  The focus of the meeting was to take a collective look back at this year’s historic legislative session…

To read the minutes click the links below:

Oregon Health Forum Meeting Minutes

Testimony before the Senate Committee on Health Care and Veterans Affairs – Opposing the inclusion of ASC’s in SB 454

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

To read the whole Testimony click below:
OASCA Testimony

Two studies on paying for an expanded Oregon Health Plan come up with dramatically different figures

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

A tax on hospitals to insure Oregon children and expand the Oregon Health Plan would cost hospitals $208 million a year, according to a study for the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems.

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Health Care Providers Fight Worker Comp Providing

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Anne Saker
The Oregonian

An Oregon worker who gets hurt on the job could have a tougher time finding a doctor because of a decision by the Workers’ Compensation Division.

Doctors, physical therapists and other medical providers have been firing e-mails at the agency since its July 7 ruling on how fees are…

In Seeking Partners, Hospital Alienates Physicians

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Markian Hawryluk
The Bend Bulletin

A palpable rift has emerged in the medical community of Central Oregon, threatening to tear apart the fabric of the region’s health care system.

Faced with increasing economic pressures in recent years, physicians and hospitals have taken steps to ensure continued revenue streams. With costs rising faster than…