Podcasts about oregon governor john kitzhaber

This week's topic is Healthcare, Part 1 with former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. Dr. Kitzhaber is well known in Oregon and across the country for his expertise on health care and health policy. He has practiced as an emergency physician, served for 14 years in the Oregon legislature, and completed three terms as governor of Oregon. Through his service, he authored the Oregon Health Plan and was the chief architect of the state's Coordinated Care Organizations. The Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provides health care coverage for low-income Oregonians from all walks of life. This includes working families, children, pregnant women, single adults, seniors, and more. A Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) is a network of all types of health care providers who are working together in their local communities to serve people who receive health care coverage under the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). CCOs integrate physical, mental, and dental care with the goal of better health, better care, and lower costs. CCOs focus on prevention of illness and disease and improving care. This helps reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and gives people support to be healthy.

This week's topic is Healthcare, Part 2 with former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. Dr. Kitzhaber is well known in Oregon and across the country for his expertise on health care and health policy. He has practiced as an emergency physician, served for 14 years in the Oregon legislature, and completed three terms as governor of Oregon. Through his service, he authored the Oregon Health Plan and was the chief architect of the state's Coordinated Care Organizations. The Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provides health care coverage for low-income Oregonians from all walks of life. This includes working families, children, pregnant women, single adults, seniors, and more. A Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) is a network of all types of health care providers who are working together in their local communities to serve people who receive health care coverage under the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). CCOs integrate physical, mental, and dental care with the goal of better health, better care, and lower costs. CCOs focus on prevention of illness and disease and improving care. This helps reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and gives people support to be healthy.

This week's topic is Healthcare, Part 1 with former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber. Dr. Kitzhaber is well known in Oregon and across the country for his expertise on health care and health policy. He has practiced as an emergency physician, served for 14 years in the Oregon legislature, and completed three terms as governor of Oregon. Through his service, he authored the Oregon Health Plan and was the chief architect of the state's Coordinated Care Organizations. The Oregon Health Plan (OHP) provides health care coverage for low-income Oregonians from all walks of life. This includes working families, children, pregnant women, single adults, seniors, and more. A Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) is a network of all types of health care providers who are working together in their local communities to serve people who receive health care coverage under the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). CCOs integrate physical, mental, and dental care with the goal of better health, better care, and lower costs. CCOs focus on prevention of illness and disease and improving care. This helps reduce unnecessary emergency room visits and gives people support to be healthy.

The Willamette Week Pulitzer Prize winning reporter talks about investigative reporting, his background and why it’s important to invest in relationships with scary reporters. Nigel is the reporter who took down Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber who used his position of power to benefit his fiance’s business, resulting in the first resignation of an Oregon Governor because of a scandal. He broke Portland Mayor Sam Adams’ romance with his 17 year old intern. And most notably he won a Pulitzer prize for unveiling the years of sexual abuse Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt inflicted on a 14 year old girl when he was Portland’s Mayor. See a full recap of the episode at www.veracityagency.com/podcast/nigel-jaquiss/

This session turns the tables on health policy discussions in recent years. Instead of answering questions, former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber will be asking them of some of Oregon’s most important players in the health care and health policy worlds. Where is Oregon health care going? Why does policy making appear so difficult? What are the answers to the fiscal challenges? We ended our 2017 Oregon State of Reform Health Policy Conference with this thought provoking session with some of Oregon’s most important health care voices. Imelda Dacones, MD: President and Chief Executive Officer, Northwest Permanente , P.C. Jeff Heatherington: Chief Executive Officer, FamilyCare Incorporated Janet Meyer: Cheif Executive Officer, Health Share of Oregon Greg Van Pelt: Executive Director, Oregon Health Leadership Council Hon. John Kitzhaber: Former Governor, State of Oregon (moderator)

Former Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber joined us at our 2017 Northern California State of Reform Health Policy Conference as our afternoon keynote speaker. He discussed the pathways forward for states like California as they seek to continue progress of reform started by the ACA. Drawing upon his four decades of health policy experience, including reforming Oregon Medicaid, Kitzhaber connected the dots between the opportunity presented by a changing federal policy landscape and the challenges of funding the safety net in California. Ranked second on Modern Healthcare’s 2013 list of Most Influential in Healthcare, ahead of President Obama, Kitzhaber brings a depth of state and national experience few other policy makers can match.

**UPDATED** Woman who travel to west Africa has been hospitalized in Portland Oregon who is now in isolation and being tested for Ebola after she developed a high temperature. Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber said the state has protocols in place for situations like this [however, I'm sure the Obama administration would probably object]   And under the category of we trust everything that our government tells us…   According to a recent article in the New York Times, a bola is a lot easier to catch than health officials have admitted [which is no surprise to a lot of us] For example, health officials have admitted that a doorknob contaminated by a sneeze from an infected person in our or before. On the CDC website, they also admit thatThe Ebola virus has been found in semen for up to three months therefore abstinence (including oral sex) is recommended.   VOTER FRAUD Oregon is one of the few states this November that is proposing to allow illegal aliens to have driver's cards one our upcoming ballot. Not surprisingly, there are starting to be reports that there is an unusually high number of voter registrations that are incomplete, problematic, or a duplicate registration. Although Oregon has vote by mail with by its nature is very vulnerable to fraud, no one has to prove anything to apply for a voter registration and Oregon. You can bet, the increase in these type registrations is directly due to measure 88.   These topics and more plus your phone calls this Saturday 4 PM Pacific time 646-721-9887, email talk@KRBNradio.com   Have a happy and safe Halloween

"...and the beat goes on..." Kerby Jackson is an author, gold miner and historian living in Southern Oregon's Rogue River Valley. A well known mining rights advocate, he has represented the mining community on public issues and been interviewed on mining related topics and mining history by the Grants Pass Daily Courier, Medford Mail Tribune, The Portland Oregonian, ABC, NBC and Oregon Public Broadcasting. He wrote a regular column on local mining history for the Apple Rogue Times and for the Roseburg Beacon, 1859 Oregon Magazine and numerous internet sites. In early 2013, Jackson sued Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and three Oregon State Senators for passing state legislation that attacked mining rights. He is the author of numerous articles and books, including Gold Dust: Stories of Oregon's Mining Years, The Golden Trail: More Stories from Oregon's Mining Years, The Troubled Land and The Long Dark Trail. Tonight's episode is sponsored by PoBoy Dredge and Oro Expeditions Goldcations. Friend, Follow & Bookmark Us: Oro Expeditions KDCL Media