2011 Career Women of Achievement: YWCA recognizes business leaders (03/27/2011)

They all have achieved firsts in their businesses or fields of expertise. They also oversee more than $5.5 billion in company funds and collectively manage thousands of employees. Continue to article >

Dispensary of Hope Appoints Christopher Palombo to CEO (03/04/2011)

Nashville, TN. – Dispensary of Hope announced that it has named Christopher Palombo as Chief Executive Officer. Continue to article >

Laura Brennan joins CareOregon’s community-focused team (01/12/2011)

Portland, Ore.—Laura Brennan has joined the Public Policy and Member Centricity team at CareOregon, the state’s largest Medicaid managed care plan. Continue to article >

House approves Telfer priority bill providing Oregonians with access to affordable healthcare

Senate Bill 862 would empower communities to provide workers with access to health care services by forging partnerships between employers, employees and community providers. Continue to article >

State of Oregon Awards Access to Care Grants (01/20/2009)

The Oregon Department of Human Services awarded a $250,000 grant to two Oregon organizations:

• HealthMatters of Central Oregon, a community health collaborative serving Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties, and

• United Way of Lane County, which serves uninsured Lane County residents through its 100% Access Healthcare Initiative.

The grants will assist these two organizations to develop innovative ways to improve Oregon families’ access to health care that is affordable and effective. Continue to article >

“Project Access: Giving Back at Home”

Hamilton County Project Access, Tennessee, By Joseph B. Cofer, MD, FACS 
January 2008, Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons. Continue to article >

Northeast Oregon Network Receives Major Grant to Strengthen Rural Healthcare (5/21/2008)

The Northeast Oregon Network (NEON) and the Center for Human Development, Inc. (CHD) recently received a three-year $500,000 grant from the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to assist in meeting the diverse health needs of rural eastern Oregon. Continue to article >

St. Joseph Health System on Capitol Hill (5/1/2008)

On April 29, leadership from St. Joseph Health System joined more than 60 colleagues from Ascension Health hospitals around the country on a visit to Capitol Hill to advocate for 100% access to healthcare and 100% coverage. Continue to article >

Solano County (01/17/2008)

After six years of research, the Center for Community Health Studies at the University of Southern California released the data showing that Healthy Kids, a locally funded health insurance program for children, saves California and the federal government up to $7.3 million a year in health care costs.
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Muskegon, Michigan (01/14/2008)

Ottawa County is behind the pace of Muskegon County in establishing an access to health care program to help uninsured and underinsured citizens gain access to adequate health coverage. More than 1,000 workers in Muskegon County are already in the Access Health program through their employers.
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