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T a k e T w o A s p ir in A n d G o To B e d E a r ly
by Professor M cKinley Burt
T hat, d epending on circ u m
stances, is the sort of advice we may
have gotten from our doctor at some
tim e-especially over the phone.
But, now, you are constrained to
ask, “W hich Aspirin! The ones for
head pains, the one designed for knees
or elbows, or the specials, designed
for excruciating agony of the you-
know-what?
Now we have, “Aspirin without
aspirin” (We knew it was only a m at
ter of time). On page 2 you will find
my “Perspectives” article for this
week, “O regon’s Health Plan: Are
You Still W ith Us” . W hile this is a
general overview of the immediate
health care situation, the full impact
of the current crisis cannot be ad
equately described in any one ac
count. There is all type of movement
and planning within the ‘industry’
and for a newspaper column, one has
to select out that information which
can have a meaningful content within
the constraints of space.
For instance, in looking at a
past issue of my copy of “Oregon
Health Forum”—which describes it
self as follows, “O ur independent
new sletter is read by over 4,000
insu ran ce executive, physicians,
benefits manager, business leaders,
union reps, legislators...” - th e fol
lo w in g m a tte rs o f in te re s t are
noted:”...The Sisters of Providence
(Good Health Plan) intends to launch
a group’ model HMO. recently, its
corporate boa rd establ i shed. , doctors
are saving money, thanks to a pur
chasing agreement between Brim Co
and the M ultnomah County Medical
Society..., Oregon Primary Care As-
sociation says HMOs run by insurers
pay insures first Those run by hospi
tals pay hospitals first Maybe some
other HMOs want to take the home
less and those who don't speak En-
As revealed in a federal lawsuit
nitions and interpretation arc neces
sary if the non-health professional is filed Friday, not all Oregon health
to traipse through such typical litera providers are ecstatic over new devel
ture. What are/is the following and opments The Oregon Primary Care
what role is played in the health dcliv- Association (OPCA) has filed suit
stating that the new state Medicaid
rules for reimbursing health clinics
are reducing the availability of health
care to low-income Oregonians. Ask
ing for an injunction die group projects
a loss of $1.8 million from July 1 to
Dec. 31 for 38 community health
centers. For 18,000 low -incom e
people turned away the second half of
this year. This is the same “Oregon
ery system” “OHC, OAH, HRC, OHD, Primary Care Association” we quoted
OPCA, MCMS, DBS, WHTFonHCR, several paragraphsearlier, when they
HPI” and on and on ad infinitum So spoke on the homeless and the mi
write or call if you find that we have grants
not extracted the absolute nitty gritty
We note too that am id all this
from some current report and you still turmoil over health c a rc -o r the lack
need a way out of the swamp
of it-o n c e again, a number of the so
a number of the so called “Middle
Class" are discovering just how
they really are classed
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glish Maybe they want them all.
Maybe they could open up Holladay
Parks emergency room again. There
are a lot of homeless people in that
area.”
However, it becomes evident that
reams of clarifying information, defi-
called "M iddle Class” are discover
ing just how they really are classed
Even the often illiberal O regonian
newspaper hasdiscoveredthat among
the one in every six Oregonians who
have no health insurance, one third
earn between $ 15,000 and $45,000 a
year. And.shockingly, this ‘endan
gered species’ is growing in numbers
by leaps and bounds, with the greatest
increase among the middle aged (and
women). Also.corporateemployment
trends do not bode well.
Is there anyone around who re
members when I wrote here years ago
about the “Middle Class Seam”, a
new demographic designed for the
unwary by M adison Avenue and ad
vertising agencies, racists and other
cultural con artists. I’m going to have
to run that again. Too many have
forgotten.
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Estes Named President
Of Visitors Association
Career Opportunity
Tim Estes, general m anager of
the Greenwood Inn, w as named Wash
ington County Visitors Association
president for the 1993-94 year at the
association’s annual dinner meeting.
Joining Estes as officers are Joan
Smith, president-elect, executive di
rector of the W ashington County His
torical Society; Dick Brimmer, secre
tary, inform graphics; and Cal Wade,
treasurer, executive director of The
W ashington County Fairplex.
New WC VA Board members are
Jim Rapp, City of Sherwood; and Ken
W e A re :
A n a tio n a l m a rk e tin g o rg a n iz a tio n -T h e la rg e s t in
o u r in d u s try -e x p a n d in g a n d lo o k in g fo r p e o p le
w h o a re w illin g to w o rk th e ir w a y in to e x e c u tiv e
p o s itio n s .
W e have:
E ffe c tiv e tra in in g ...c o m p e titiv e p ro d u c ts th a t m o s t
c o n s u m e rs n e e d -a u n iq u e s a le s p ro c e s s th a t y o u
w o n ’t fin d a n y w h e re e ls e .
C a n d id a te s s h o u ld :
W a n t to e a rn e x c e lle n t m o n e y -B e w illin g to w o rk
Hicks, Montinore Vineyards.
M arcus Sim antel, Sim antels
Farm and N ursery, received the
president’s award for the outstanding
job he has done concerning land use
issues, and Steve Clark, editor of the
Community Newspapers, accepted the
first annual Jack Rosenberg Commu
nity Service Award.
Outgoing president Bob Herb,
executive director of the Hillsboro
chamber of commerce, was thanked
by Estes for his dedication to the
association during the past year.
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