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Redefining the Safety Net

Should California establish a Basic Health Program for certain low-income residents? CHCF's Marian Mulkey captures a recent policy conversation in a Health Affairs blog.

Accountable Care in Action

A new post on the Health Affairs blog details how CalPERS kept costs down in Sacramento through a "virtual" ACO with insurers and providers.

Career Opportunity: Senior Program Officer

This position will play a major role in furthering the goals and objectives of the foundation's Better Chronic Disease Care program.

Health Care Reform

Tuesday, December 01, 2009

Former Oregon Governor: Reform Needs To Tackle Costs

Former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber (D), who is again running for governor, said that the current health care debate in Congress should be more focused on addressing rising health care costs than on access to services.  Kitzhaber is a former emergency department doctor and was a key proponent of the Oregon Health Plan, which overhauled the state's public health care programs.

Reader Comments:
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  • 12/01/2009
  • Gadema Quoquoi

Cost Containment Must be our Major Goal/Vision for Healthcare Reform. We must Used some Stimulus Fund, to Build Smart/Intelligent Infrastructure Services for: Healthcare IT, Smart Grids, Transportation Systems, and Broadband. This Invesmtnet will Enabled Immediate, New Jobs Creation, and Economic Recovery. Proper Deployment of Health Information Technoloogy and Training will Increased Productivity (i, e, medical data mining/warehousing, risks treatment, service delivery), Efficiency (i, e, medical errors, redundant and inappropriate care), and have a Costs Savings of around 20-30% of our Annual National Healthcare Expenditures ($2.4 Trillions). Please See: gkquoquoi.blogspot.com
for Summary Deployment Plan, for NHIN.

Gadema Korboi Quoquoi
President & CEO
COMPULINE INTERNATIONAL, INC.



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