Politics of Health and Wellness
CCO LACK TRANSPARENCY: SB 412 AND SB 459 NEEDED
A friend recently asked if he could sit in on a Trillium CCO Work Group committee that I serve on. He arrived early, but was turned away because “We just don’t have time for public comment.” Shocked me. This is when I learned that CCOs are not part of the public meetings law. Oregon’s “ambitious experiment in health care reform” is lacking transparency with Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs). The public needs to be allowed to be involved in the changes that are being proposed. When CCOs were first devised they were not included in the current public meetings law. CCOs are making decisions that involve billions of public medicine dollars. Two Senate bills have been presented to include the CCO meetings to the historical tradition of public involvement assured by public meeting laws. SENATE BILL 412, sponsored by Senator Chip Shield, D-Prtld, District 22, and, Representative Mitch Greenlick, D-Prtld, District 33, relates to public meetings; Expands definition of … [Read More...]
Nutrition by Ellen
Coffee Drinkers and Health Seekers—One in the Same?
Coffee - A Cultural Icon: I am convinced after living in the Pacific Northwest for over 12 years that Oregonians love their coffee at least as much as the Viennese … [Read More...]
Capricorn Rising Newsletter
Scorpio, Sign of Spiritual Regeneration and Rebirth
Scorpio, Sign of Spiritual Regeneration and Rebirth by Mary Jo Wevers www.maryjowevers.com "Change is the constant, the signal for rebirth, the egg of the … [Read More...]
COMMUNICATIONS by PAMELA
Online Presence – Do I Really Need One?
Building an online presence can be a lot of work, some of it unnecessary. First, it is important to know if you need an online presence and if you do, where your online … [Read More...]
Ask MAx
MASSAGE THERAPY: LEGITIMATE ALTERNATIVE HEALING MODALITY
Dear MAx, My husband was in a minor car accident. The insurance company allowed him to go to a massage therapist. This was his first time going for a massage. He said that he … [Read More...]
Personal Growth
TRUST: THE ART OF ALLOWING
The following is my Unity of the Valley sermon from February 3, 2013: The Art of Allowing by Rev. Sherry Lady Over the past year, the circumstances of my life have made it necessary to make … [Read More...]
LISTEN TO EXPERIENCE
As we listen to those experienced with children or youth who have been through what we are going through, no matter what age and stage our child is it is easy to indignantly think to ourselves, “I … [Read More...]
Addiction and Recovery
PRO BONO COUNSELING I remember trying to refer one of my pro bono clients to a psychologist that I … [Read More...]
Alternatives
It can be surprising for clients to learn that pain in their body can be significantly improved or … [Read More...]
Mind and Body
CCOs: WHAT’S YOUR OPINION!??
From a bulletin put out by OHA, 8/10/2011, as the State began its campaign to “Propose(d) … [Read More...]
Stress Management
Dear MAx, My husband was in a minor car accident. The insurance company allowed him to go to a … [Read More...]
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