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Faces of CareOregon members give life to the health care reform debate

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Amid the mind-numbing statistics—how many millions of Americans are without health insurance, how many more are within one illness of personal financial disaster—it's easy to lose track of the people affected by health care.

In February, photos of CareOregon members taken by Bruce Davidson helped bring perspective to Washington, D.C. Read the full story...

A visitor tours the photographs of CareOregon members on display in the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda in Washington, D.C.
Photos by Jeanie Lunsford

Falling though the safety net

From uninsured to advocate

If you want to learn what it's like to go from employed and fully insured to being uninsured and unable to pay, ask former CareOregon member Amy Anderson. She’ll be more than willing to tell you all about it.

Health issues that would set most people back haven't kept Amy from being a tireless advocate for the uninsured, underinsured and health care reform.

Amy's story...

Photos by Eleanor Gorman

Medical homes

Lessons from Primary Care Renewal’s next generation

Can integrated primary care teams bring badly needed improvements to American health care?

CareOregon's Primary Care Renewal pilots are spreading, and teaching new lessons.

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Photo by Eleanor Gorman

“Whole person” care management

CareOregon enhances services for members with chronic illness

CareOregon has joined with Health Integrated, a leading provider of integrated care management services, to expand these services to a larger portion of CareOregon’s member population.

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The “soft skills”