Oregon Health Fund Board members invite you to a community town
hall forum to share the plan for improving health care in Oregon.
Sept. 8 - Sept. 18, 2008 Scroll down for complete meeting schedule
Lawmakers asked for it; the citizen members of the Oregon Health Fund Board drafted it; hundreds of Oregonians provided expertise and input along the way.
Thanks to all who attended these community meetings across the state to hear details, ask questions and give feedback about the Oregon Health Fund Board plan. Read the official flyer.
Monday, September 8 PORTLAND Print it! Oregon Convention Center, Portland Ballroom 251 777 NE MLK, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97232 | Map it!
Tuesday, September 9 - two locations! BENDPrint it! Central Oregon Community College, Hitchcock Auditorium 2600 NW College Way, Bend, OR 97701 | Map it!
HILLSBOROPrint it! City of Hillsboro, Civic Auditorium 150 E. Main St., Hillsboro, OR 97123 | Map it!
Wednesday, September 10 MEDFORDPrint it! Medford City Council Chambers 411 West 8th St. Suite 312, Medford, OR 97501 | Map it!
Thursday, September 11 - two locations! GRESHAMPrint it! Mt. Hood Community College, Visual Arts Theatre 26000 SE Stark St., Gresham, OR 97030 | Map it!
EUGENEPrint it! Lane Community College, 4000 E. 30th Ave. Building 19, Rooms 103 and 104, Eugene, OR 97405 | Map it!
Monday, September 15 SALEMPrint it! First Congregational United Church of Christ, Hunnington Hall 700 Marion St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 | Map it!
Tuesday, September 16 LA GRANDEPrint it! First Presbyterian Church 1308 Washington Ave., La Grande, OR 97850 | Map it!
Wednesday, September 17 CORVALLISPrint it! Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan 333 NW 35th St., Corvallis, OR 97330 | Map it!
Thursday, September 18 NEWPORTPrint it! Atonement Lutheran Church 2315 N. Coast Hwy., Newport, OR 97365 | Map it!
These special events are part of Oregon Health Forum’s ongoing efforts to provide Oregon’s business, health industry and civic leaders information on national health care reform proposals. Stay tuned for more exciting events!
Better Health Care Together Monday, March 10, 2008
Thanks for joining us! Scroll down for event photos.
Panelists: Craig Barrett, Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation Carl Camden, President & CEO, Kelly Services Alice Dale, Vice President, SEIU International; President, SEIU Local 49 Susan Sherry, Deputy Director, Community Catalyst Bill Thorndike, President, Medford Fabrication
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Bill Thorndike updates the audience on the work of the Oregon Health Fund Board.
Craig Barrett and Susan Sherry.
From left: Moderator David Von Drehle, Alice Dale and Carl Camden.
From left: Better Health Care Together executive director Jody Hoffman and Oregon Health Forum executive director Carol Robinson.
Examining HealthCare Vouchers
with Ezekiel Emanuel, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Bioethics, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health Wednesday, January 30, 2008
The Governor Hotel
In an article two years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel and his colleague Dr. Victor Fuchs, emeritus professor of economics at Stanford University, coined the phrase “HealthCare Vouchers” as a national reform plan for our broken health care system. Since then, they’ve presented their paper to the Brookings Institute and gained national attention for the proposal’s ten fundamental principles, outlined here:
Guaranteed health care for all Americans
Comprehensive benefits
Free choice of plan and providers
Freedom to purchase additional services
Funding by an earmarked value-added tax
End of employer-based health insurance
Phasing out of Medicare and Medicaid
Independent oversight
Cost and quality control
Patient safety and dispute resolution
Thanks to all who joined us for this engaging conversation. We hope to be able to invite Dr. Emanuel for another event.
Thanks to our event sponsor:
This event brought legislators, policy makers, business leaders, health care industry stakeholders, advocates and citizens together to work toward consensus on health care reform. Over 650 people gathered in January 2007 for a multi-faceted event which featured a keynote presentation by Gov. John Kitzhaber, theatrical vignettes by Sojourn Theatre, a documentary by NW Documentary Arts & Media, a panel discussion, and live audience feedback throughout.
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Summit Goals:
Inform and educate legislators and policy makers on the complex issues surrounding health care reform
Elevate the conversation around health care reform options by including ALL stakeholders
Bring the business community to the forefront of the conversation
Moderator: Lawrence Wallack, DrPH, Dean, Portland State University's College of Urban and Public Affairs
Panelists: Ike Apodaca, Managing Partner, Donde; Chair-elect, Governor's Small Business Council Andy Davidson, President and CEO, Oregon Assn. of Hospitals and Health Systems
Peggy Fowler, CEO and President, Portland General Electric
Susan King, RN, MS, Executive Director, Oregon Nurses Assn.
The Honorable John Kitzhaber, MD, OR Governor 1995-2003
J. Bart McMullan, MD, President, Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon
Summit Results:
Legislators and Policy Makers
An understanding of the complex issues and interests underlying health care reform
Business Leaders
An understanding of the crucial role business must play in the success of any reform effort
Stakeholder Groups
An understanding of the need to work for consensus
