Monday, January 12, 2009
Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill, eager to score an early session victory and to give President-elect Barack Obama a high-profile bill to sign by Inauguration Day, are set to vote this week on legislation that would give medical coverage to millions of uninsured children.
Democrats had wanted to pass an almost $800 billion economic-stimulus intended to prime the slumping economy, a move that would have boosted their Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday we reported about a bill in the Montana Legislature that would revoke registration cards of medical marijuana users for violating conditions of state law on the use of marijuana.
On Wednesday, another bill was heard on the subject of medical marijuana.
House Bill 73, if passed, would revise existing state law to allow physician assistants and nurse practitioners the authority to prescribe medical marijuana. Currently, only physicians Read the rest of this entry »

WASHINGTON — Faced with worsening forecasts for the economy, President-elect
is expanding his economic recovery plan and will seek to create 3 million jobs in the next two years, up from a goal of 2.5 million jobs set just last month, several advisers to Mr. Obama said Saturday.
Even Mr. Obama’s more ambitious goal would not fully offset as many as 4 million jobs that some economists are projecting might be lost in the coming year, Read the rest of this entry »

, a provider of mental health services for people of all ages, is gearing up for the second-largest expansion in the nonprofit’s 45-year history.
The organization plans to add more than 40,000 square feet with new facilities in Jeffersonville and New Albany.
Terry Stawar, president and CEO of LifeSpring, said the expansion will enable the organization to increase counseling and psychiatric treatment services in Clark and Floyd counties — Read the rest of this entry »

U.S. Weighs New Tests of Banks’ Health, Fed May Expand Program
Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) — The Obama administration is
considering subjecting banks to a new test to determine whether
they have enough capital as part of the rescue plan to be
unveiled by Treasury Secretary
next week, people
familiar with the matter said.
The Treasury may increase its stake in lenders that are
judged short of capital, the people said on condition of
anonymity. Should Read the rest of this entry »

The Oregon City News,
Nov 25, 2008
Willamette Falls Hospital CEO Russ Reinhard believes his medical center’s impending merger with Providence Health & Services, announced last week, will help make it the “medical center of choice” in Clackamas County.
Willamette Falls’ President and Chief Executive Officer Russ Reinhard said the two organizations have signed a letter of intent to enter into a merger, following a 90-day Read the rest of this entry »

A plan to give every Oregonian access to affordable health
care within five years was presented Tuesday to Gov. Ted
Kulongoski and legislative leaders.
The governor said he has put $5 million in his 2009-2011
budget to carry out the plan, which was designed by the
seven-member Oregon Health Fund Board created by the
Legislature.
His top priority, he said, is to carry out an early phase of
the plan that calls for expanding Oregon’s existing
health Read the rest of this entry »

When 19 year old Vinny Cesario broke his leg playing lacrosse for Jefferson Community College, his medical bills were covered by the school.
Had JCC not paid his bills, he would have been covered under his parents’ health insurance.
That’s because he’s a college student.
“I did have over $2,000 worth of damage to my leg so I don’t know if I could have handled that myself,” said Cesario.
Cesario is considered Read the rest of this entry »

Growing pains sometimes take time.
“We’re hoping to add 2,500 to 3,000 square feet to the existing building,” said Angie Coburn, administrator at the Esperanza Family Health Center in Estancia.
The current building was completed in November 2004 and is located behind the Neil Mertz Judicial Complex building. Before that Esperanza was in the old Hope Medical Building that now houses the Estancia Public Health Office.
Space is so tight in the Read the rest of this entry »

The Ragsdale Decision/Penalties: The updated rule contains technical changes to be consistent with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Ragsdale v. Wolverine World Wide Inc. The court ruled that the regulation’s so-called “categorical” penalty (requiring an employer to provide 12 additional weeks of FMLA-protected leave after the employee had already taken 30 weeks of leave) was inconsistent with the statutory limit of only 12 weeks of FMLA leave Read the rest of this entry »