/ »•»»*' . ,-« , « « ♦ V » * ♦ • «-t<S-»4 „ i1 < v » « * 1^ ^ w c P age B7 T he P ortland O bserver • A ugust 2 5 , 1993 , « • • 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 ?» 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. - * T-: y /a - -V- : * r 74 « ¿ ’S ' • - * * A.-/.,: •î .• t 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 . 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