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24 Wednesday, November 8, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Two motorists killed in Highway 20 crash Two motorists lost their lives on Thursday, November 2, in a head-on crash on Highway 20 near the Santiam Pass summit. Oregon State Police reported that at approxi- mately 1:15 p.m., OSP Troopers and emergency personnel responded to the report of a two-vehicle crash on Highway 20 near milepost 81, just east of the summit. Investigation revealed a 2003 Ford van towing a trailer traveling eastbound on Highway 20 crossed the double centerline and struck a westbound 2010 Subaru Legacy head-on. The driver of the Subaru, Linda A. Davis, age 70, of Stayton, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Ford, a 47-year-old male, was also pronounced dead. His identity is still being withheld at this time, as his family has not yet been located. Highway 20 was com- pletely closed for about one hour until one alternat- ing lane was opened for traffic. SPEAKER: Event sponsored by Citizens4Community Continued from page 3 do. In addition, Carrick will facilitate discovering what “community” can look like when it is redefined through the lens of courage, vulner- ability, and connection. This customized experience prom- ises to deliver new, hope- filled insights for everyone in community. “Over the eons, commu- nity has created what people need to thrive,” Carrick said. “And yet in our global, digi- tal, politicized, and polarized real world, meaningful con- nection in community is get- ting harder and harder to cre- ate and enjoy. We feel alone, but we isolate. We have opin- ions, but we hold them back. We are afraid, but crave being with other people.” Over the eons, community has created what people need to thrive. — Moe Carrick Carrick queries, what will it take for individuals to turn meaningfully again “toward the evolutionary elixir of community” to provide com- fort, compassion, inspiration, and challenge? The evening will conclude with an experiential music event lead by Carrick and her son. According to the Moementum website, Carrick has a background of consulting with Fortune 100 companies, academic and institutional learning, Oregon overpays almost $75 million PORTLAND (AP) — The state wrongly paid Oregon healthcare organizations nearly $75 million in federal Medicaid money from 2014 to 2016, and might have to repay all of it, the Oregon Health Authority said. New chief financial offi- cer Laura Robison told The Oregonian/OregonLive that the overpayments occurred because the health agency paid healthcare organizations it contracted with to serve cer- tain senior Medicaid patients inaccurate, excessively high rates. The revelation comes about three months after Gov. Kate Brown fired Lynne Saxton as director of the health authority. The newspa- per reports Saxton and other top officials knew about the overpayments, but withheld the information. The governor wasn’t told of the problem until Oct. 17, and finds that unacceptable, said her spokesman, Chris Pair. The incorrect payments occurred in the cases of patients old enough to qual- ify for Medicare and poor enough or otherwise quali- fied for Medicaid, Robison said. Medicare pays first and should have been used to cover most costs. Instead, Oregon charged the federal government — and paid Oregon firms contracted to manage those patients’ Medicaid services — as much as if those patients had had no other insurance. Federal officials caught the problem in 2016 and required Oregon to repay $10 million, according to public records released by the state. Now, it appears Oregon may have to repay the balance, Robison said. It might choose to try and recover some or all of the money from the healthcare agencies formed to admin- ister Medicaid payments, known as coordinated care organizations. In another problem, Robison said the agency also paid healthcare con- tractors an undetermined amount to provide healthcare to people who’d been retro- actively deemed ineligible for Medicaid. She said the agency is still trying to deter- mine how much money was wrongly dispensed. I’ve made it a priority to get these fully scoped and resolved as soon as possible. — Laura Robison “These issues landed on my desk essentially on my arrival at (the Oregon Health Authority), and I’ve made it a priority to get these fully scoped and resolved as soon as possible,” Robison said. The fi x is . . . PHOTO PROVIDED Moe Carrick will be the presenter at the Soup and Civility program. keynote addresses, author- ship, strategic partnering, and facilitation. In sponsor- ships and pro-bono services, Moementum donates almost one-third of its total revenues to Bend-area organizations. In 2016, Carrick was named Woman of the Year by the Bend Chamber of Commerce; and on October 5, 2017, Moementum earned t h e C h a m b e r ’s S A G E Business Award for Equity. Having worked for many years in the outdoor educa- tion arena, she still enjoys being outside in the sur- rounding Central Oregon countryside running, rid- ing horses, working in the garden, and walking. In addition to her work life, she has managed to be the primary breadwinner and full-time mom for her three children. The community-building and networking meal is free to all, thanks to donations of food and beverages from Ray’s Food Place and Sisters Coffee Company. All are wel- come to attend and encour- aged to RSVP at www.citi z e n s 4 c o m m u n i t y. c o m / events to guarantee there is enough food for the “soup and civility” portion of the evening. 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