April 27, 2018: Looking Beyond Healthcare in Effort to Improve Health
Panelists at Oregon Health Forum’s Social Determinants of Health breakfast forum said more data is key to addressing the ways society itself makes people sick.
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Past Breakfast Forums
April 6, 2018: Surveying Healthcare Challenges, Wyden Sees 2017 as a Year of Wins
Speaking from downtown Portland on April 6th, 2018, 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.
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March 22, 2018: Leaders Call for Far-Reaching Changes to Meet Oregon’s Healthcare Workforce Needs
How insurance companies pay providers, how universities work with hospitals, how accrediting bodies set requirements, and how students pay for Read more
January 30, 2018: Stable, Professional, Transparent: Leaders Articulate Goals for Oregon’s Continued Health Reforms
The week before the state Legislature convenes for a short session, agency leaders and elected officials say now is the Read more
December 13, 2017: Measure 101 Debate: More Funds for Medicaid vs. Suspicion With Process
Both sides on the statewide referendum on healthcare taxes say they support funding the Oregon Health Plan, but as they debated they revealed fundamentally different priorities.
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September 27, 2017: Kitzhaber Joins Addiction Experts in Pushing for Coordination on Opioid Epidemic
The former governor joined a drug court judge and others Wednesday morning to discuss Oregon's poor performance on recovery efforts, Read more
September 27, 2017: At Forum on Pharmaceutical Costs, Panelists Seek to Dodge Blame
Tuesday’s Oregon Health Forum breakfast, which looked at drug pricing, revealed the complexity of the issue – and the political Read more
August 23, 2017: Kickstarting the Conversation: Panelists Explore Obstacles to Providing Healthcare in Schools
Administrative rules, bureaucratic burdens and other obstacles mean Oregon is missing out on at least $40 million in healthcare reimbursements. Read more
June 15, 2017: Unintended Consequences of Cannabis Legalization
Event recap: Experts Divided on Unintended Consequences of Legal Marijuana One panelist at Thursday’s Oregon Health Forum breakfast expressed deep Read more
May 31, 2017: Can CCOs and Counties Work for Better Mental Health?
Who should be responsible for delivering care? And, how can we reduce administrative costs and use those savings to provide
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