Monday, November 18, 2002

Health care discomfort (Oregon)
Detailed feature story in The Oregonian on health care in Oregon - "Even as escalating health care costs cut deeper into employer profits and worker paychecks, Oregon and the nation appear increasingly unlikely to perform radical surgery to correct health care's ills." The story notes that "faced with a worsening budget shortfall, state lawmakers last week eliminated coverage of mental health and several other services for about 100,000 low-income residents covered by the Oregon Health Plan," and provides "a rundown of Oregon's evolving health policy scene and how it is likely to shape the health care market in the coming year."