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UO E-clips, Dec. 12
Top stories for December 12, 2008: UO professor Judith Hibbard is quoted in a Minneapolis Star Tribune story on a woman's health-care challenges; state economy now in the heart of a recession, UO economist tells business officials in Salem, reports the Statesman Journal; and UO law professor Leslie Harris is quoted in The Oregonian's coverage of a judge's ordering a child-rape suspect bailed out so he can plan for child care
Can free advice on care lower health costs? (Minneapolis Star Tribune): Janet Imig's voice is the one that comes over the phone at the worst possible time. She calls her patients when they've been diagnosed with rare and deadly diseases that can be treated only with a bone marrow transplant. It's her job to help them make the choice that could determine whether they live or die: where to go for treatment. ... But that also requires an expert guide like Imig to walk patients through highly sophisticated medical information, said Judith Hibbard, the Oregon professor, who also sits on United Health Group's physician advisory board. That's very labor intensive, she said.
UO economist says outlook is bleak (Salem Statesman Journal): Economist Timothy Duy surveyed the damage caused by a widening recession and gave the local business community few, in any, reasons to be optimistic at a Thursday luncheon in Salem. Duy, who is with the University of Oregon, provided businesspeople an update on the economy at a forum sponsored by the Strategic Economic Development Corp. His assessment was that the economy is entering the heart of a recession and that no significant improvement will be seen until the middle of next year.
Judge orders Oregon DHS to bail out child-rape suspect (The Oregonian): A Clackamas County judge stunned child-welfare officials by ordering the state to bail out a child-rape suspect so he can help plan care for his 13-year-old son. Department of Human Services officials called the idea an unprecedented and inappropriate use of public money. "I don't think any of us have ever heard of anything like this," said Gene Evans, a spokesman for the agency. ... "The big struggle in these things is to get DHS to be creative," said Leslie J. Harris, a professor at the University of Oregon School of Law.