Category Archive: Health Care Reform
By:
Chris DeMars, MPH
| Posted on: January 10th, 2013.
Categories:
Disparities •
Health Care Reform •
Public Health •
Rural Health
I spent the last two days at CCO Oregon’s “Transforming Care 2013” conference where I was excited to learn how communities throughout the state are working to achieve real integration between health and health care. It was an encouraging ...
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By:
NWHF Staff
| Posted on: October 21st, 2012.
Categories:
Environmental Health •
Interviews •
Disparities •
Health Care Reform •
Public Health •
Rural Health •
Urban Issues
Health advocates tend to agree that addressing the social determinants of health can be an effective path to health equity. Public investments in affordable housing, education, transportation, and economic justice can reduce disparities by race, ...
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By:
Chris DeMars, MPH
| Posted on: October 18th, 2012.
Categories:
Disparities •
Economic Issues •
Health Care Reform •
Public Health •
Rural Health
Three NWHF staff - president Nichole Maher, program officer Alejandro Queral and I - have just returned from a three-day visit to Southcentral Foundation, an Alaska Native-owned, nonprofit health care organization serving nearly 60,000 people ...
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By:
Chris Palmedo
| Posted on: August 2nd, 2012.
Categories:
Communications •
Disparities •
Policies & Laws •
Health Care Reform
On August 1, 2012, “Coordinated Care Organizations” began serving Oregonians covered by the Oregon Health Plan – the state’s Medicaid health program.
CCO’s were made possible thanks to bi-partisan support from the Oregon Legislature, and ...
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