She didn’t get treated at the ER. But Jessica Pell got a $5,751 bill anyway.
https://www.vox.com/2018/5/1/17261488/er-expensive-medical-bill On October 19, 2016, Jessica Pell fainted and hit her head on a nearby table, cutting her ear. She went to the emergency room at Hoboken University Medical Center, where she was given an ice pack. She received...
Washington State Universal Health Care Initiative Gathering Steam
https://wholewashington.nationbuilder.com/ I-1600 is a ballot measure written and filed by Whole Washington and approved by the Secretary of State on January 24th, 2018. We’re building coalitions, garnering support, and gathering the required signatures to get I-1600 on the 2018 ballot. Join us!...
National Single Payer Strategy Conference – Minneapolis June 22-24
On Apr 27, 2018, at 11:52 AM, Betsy Zucker wrote: I’m forwarding an email with Insightful comments from Mark Dudzic, national organizer for Labor Campaign for Single Payer, on the recently introduced Murphy/Merkley Choose Medicare Act. Mark’s email also...
US Now Entering Golden Age of Corporate Medicine
Sun 22 Apr 2018 Corporate Medicine in the United States by Adam Gaffney The recent slew of mergers and acquisitions is part of a larger corporate transformation that is remaking American healthcare – for the worse… ...
KSKQ to Livestream Portland Blues Festival Saturday. “Brain Labor Report” Previews Bluesman Artist Norman Sylvester.
The Brain Labor Report (BLR) will host Norman Sylvester at 9AM this Wednesday, April 18, 2018, and KSKQ (94.5 FM) will broadcast live the 7th annual “Healing the Healthcare Blues” Inner City Blues Festival featuring Sylvester on Saturday from 5 PM to...
2017 Oregon Health Insurance Survey (OHIS)
https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/salinas/HealthCareDocuments/OHA%202017-OHIS-Univ%20March%2022%202018.pdf Summary & Results...
HCAO Fundaising Dinner – Saturday April 14, 2018 6PM
Keynote Speaker : OR Representative Pam Marsh...
Job Announcement for Executive Director, Health Care for All Oregon
Executive Director Organization/Company Name: Health Care for All Oregon-Action Position Description: Working for an equitable, affordable, comprehensive, high-quality, publicly funded universal health care system serving everyone in Oregon and the United States Health Care for All Oregon-Action Seeks Dynamic...
RAND – LPRO Universal Access to Care Workgroup Presentation by Chapin White – Feb 23rd, 2018
The link below is to the slideshow presented by Rand Study Author Chapin White that accompanied the testimony he presented to the Universal Access to Care Workgroup Feb 23, 2018: From: Oregon State Legislature Sent: Monday, February 26, 2018 2:35...