Comments for Empower Oregon http://empoweroregon.org Positive options for Oregonians overcoming developmental disabilities, mental illness and addiction Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:16:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Stand Up for Quality Addictions and Mental Health Services by Elaina Rance Lecher http://empoweroregon.org/2011/12/stand-up-for-quality-addictions-and-mental-health-services/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Elaina Rance Lecher Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:16:38 +0000 http://empoweroregon.org/?p=643#comment-164 I will attend this meeting. I will attend this meeting.

]]> Comment on Stand Up for Quality Addictions and Mental Health Services by Fred Matthies http://empoweroregon.org/2011/12/stand-up-for-quality-addictions-and-mental-health-services/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Fred Matthies Sat, 24 Dec 2011 01:20:10 +0000 http://empoweroregon.org/?p=643#comment-150 Leadership and members should know how former state medical schools sidestepped citizens' needs for generalist physicians and sold the public on the virtues of the high-tech medicine that brought schools more money. No doubt the high-tech care is some of the best in the world but the average sick kid with an earache need access to doctors and specially trained nurses and the patient with diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, and a weight problem should not have to make appointments with more than one doctor. $ Trillions have gone to private insurance companies, drug manufacturers, and academic medical centers that could have been better spent as taxes to keep medical schools focused on care for the majority. fm Leadership and members should know how former state medical schools sidestepped citizens’ needs for generalist physicians and sold the public on the virtues of the high-tech medicine that brought schools more money. No doubt the high-tech care is some of the best in the world but the average sick kid with an earache need access to doctors and specially trained nurses and the patient with diabetes, high blood pressure, arthritis, and a weight problem should not have to make appointments with more than one doctor. $ Trillions have gone to private insurance companies, drug manufacturers, and academic medical centers that could have been better spent as taxes to keep medical schools focused on care for the majority.
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]]> Comment on Support workers at CODA, Inc by Support Workers at CODA, Inc | Empower Oregon http://empoweroregon.org/2011/11/support-workers-at-coda-inc/comment-page-1/#comment-143 Support Workers at CODA, Inc | Empower Oregon Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:12:54 +0000 http://empoweroregon.org/?p=599#comment-143 [...] to the many people that supported CODA workers a few weeks ago when you heard from Rebecca. The remaining goal in negotiations for these addictions therapists is to decrease the rate of [...] [...] to the many people that supported CODA workers a few weeks ago when you heard from Rebecca. The remaining goal in negotiations for these addictions therapists is to decrease the rate of [...]

]]> Comment on Rosemont Call to Action by Jennifer Jones http://empoweroregon.org/2011/09/rosemont-call-to-action/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Jennifer Jones Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:14:11 +0000 http://empoweroregon.org/?p=577#comment-113 I support this program. Can't do much but root you guys on. This program changes lives. I know this because it changed mine. I went to Rosemont from January 2010 to December 2010. I hope you guys get the help and support that you are looking for. Best wishes, Jennifer Jones I support this program. Can’t do much but root you guys on. This program changes lives. I know this because it changed mine. I went to Rosemont from January 2010 to December 2010. I hope you guys get the help and support that you are looking for.

Best wishes,
Jennifer Jones

]]> Comment on Support Senate Bill 524 by Support Senate Bill 524 http://empoweroregon.org/2011/03/support-senate-bill-524/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Support Senate Bill 524 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:15:57 +0000 http://empoweroregon.org/?p=532#comment-111 [...] Originally posted at EmpowerOregon.org [...] [...] Originally posted at EmpowerOregon.org [...]

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