Archive for the ‘policy’ Category
Jan
Jan
Legal Resources for Nonprofit Orgs
@xolotl just told me to post some links to legal resources for nonprofits. It’s a blawg-eat-blawg world out there, but after some digging, I found some clearinghouse-style resources for those who want to check out the basics:
This place is a good one to start with. It gives a decent overview of the process involved, and [...]
Jan
Jan
Eight Days
NPR blinked on today with Carmen in the shower already, and per usual I rolled onto my good ear (the one that hears things, that is) and did my best to ignore it. But I couldn’t. I was captivated by what sounded like a standard listener call on a right-wing talk show. Lots of “uh, [...]
Apr
Apr
OHP ranks 12th in the nation in Medicaid study.
Public Citizen has just released “Unsettling Scores: A Ranking of State Medicaid Programs,” and Oregon came in 12th. The report notes that the state would have placed substantially higher were it not for a ranking of 31st in the “Quality of Care” area. Two things within that category dragged us down: nursing homes [...]