For years hearing aids were very expensive but recipients received free hearing checks, free batteries, free hearing aid cleanings, free hearing aid adjustments and more. Many people will want to continue to go to a professional audiologist for their hearing aids. Finally after decades of effort, people can now choose a cheaper option to get better hearing. The Washington Post …
The Oregon Health Authority made the news with an audit showing it wasted $80 million on behavioral health with nothing to show for the money spent. I wonder how much is $80 million out of OHA’s total budget? A quick online search took me to the OHA’s 2023-25 budget document. The 4006-page document took a while to download despite …
By Richard Emmons My family has gone without health insurance for 17 of the 23 years we’ve lived in Oregon. Did I worry about this? Not at all. Instead of traditional health insurance, we have been members of Samaritan Ministries, a health care sharing program. Each month we get the name and address of a Samaritan Ministries member who has …
By Rob Pell Josephine County Eagle (6/15/2021, p. 1) Since the coronavirus pandemic was declared by government officials in early 2020, lawmakers have been persuaded to build the global pandemic response around a single class of experimental vaccines. These products are generating billions of dollars in liability-free profits for drug companies and their partners, while the mainstream media bombard us …