The
February 10, 2010
Portland Observer Black
History Month
Oregon Health Plan Openings
Applications are now being ac­
cepted from low-income Oregonians
for enrollment into the Oregon
Health Plan.
The state has funding to cover an
additional 35,000 adults out o f the
approximately 140,000 Oregonians
whose incomes would qualify them
for this health insurance coverage.
Applicants will be added to a
reservation list, which will be the
source o f monthly drawings for
coverage until the budgeted mon­
ies are exhausted.
To add your name to the list, visit
the Internet site oregon.gov/DHS/
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open or call 1-800-699-9075. You
can also go to a local Department of
Human Services office to request a
reservation packet. Local county
health departments, most hospitals
and health care clinics also have
reservation packets.
Once a person's name is drawn,
he or she will be sent an application
packet to apply for the health plan.
Eligibility is based on strict in­
come limits of less than the federal
poverty level, which is based on the
number of people in a household. For
example, the limit is $903 for an indi­
vidual or $1,526 for a family of three.
Sitting May Shorten Lifespan
A new study suggests that every ing the stairs instead o f the elevator,
hour of the day you spend in front orsqueezing in a walk during lunch,
o f the television or sitting at a com-
Experts at the Providence Health
puter increases your risk of dying and Vascular Institute suggest that
from cardiovascular disease.
you incorporate activity into even
You can reduce that risk by tak- the busiest o f schedules.
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An ongoing series of questions and answers about Americas natural healing profession
Part 23. Chiropractic And Knees:
Knees neet to know how Chiropractic helps too.
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i : My right knee hurts ter- showed him graphs o f the nervous healthier than it had been in years.
V ribly all o f the time. It has
been swollen several times to the
point o f needing to be drained. Can
Chiropractic help?
: Your case sounds famil­
iar. It reminds me o f one case
in particular. A man once came to
my office for consultation. He
wanted to show me his knee but
his slacks were so tight from swell­
ing in his knee that he could not
pull his pant leg up to show me. I
talked to him about his knee and
system and how it affects the knee. His headaches disappeared. In
He decided to become a Chiroprac­ short, he got that healthy happy
tic patient and has had no problem feeling o f Chiropractic. Ifyou have
with his knee since. Within days the knee pain or ifyou have any ques­
swelling was out ofhis knee. Like so tion concerning your health at all,
many patients, he had an added call us today, Isn’t it time you
bonus. His back was stronger and stepped up to Chiropractic?
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