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Eyes on Oregon's $1.9 Billion Medicaid Experiment

Governor Kitzhaber sits down with the Here & Now radio program to discuss Oregon's innovative approach to health care.  (Feb. 22, 2013)

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Kitzhaber's 40-40-20 Plan

Kitzhaber explains Oregon's education plan. (December 6, 2012)

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Governor Kitzhaber's 2013-15 Balanced Budget

"Oregonians have clear piorities when it comes to state spending -- and my recommended balanced budget for the 2013-15 biennium delivers on those priorities." (November 30, 2012)

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Kitzhaber meets students, encourages grads

Kitzhaber meets students, encourages grads

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber told the class of 2025 at Metzger Elementary School Wednesday that the goal for them is a 100-percent high school completion rate. (September 5, 2012)

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Oregon's 77th Legislative Assembly Joint Floor Session with Governor John A. Kitzhaber's State of the State address

Oregon's 77th Legislative Assembly Joint Floor Session with Governor John A. Kitzhaber's State of the State address. (Jan. 14, 2013)

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Oregon can’t wait to start reinvesting in public education

Posted Sunday, March 03, 2013

​"I believe that at the heart of the American dream is the promise of opportunity, and that public education is the vehicle by which the American dream is most directly fulfilled today."

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Oregon governor touts new Medicaid model

Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2013

​Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber used the just-completed National Governors Association winter meeting to try to get his colleagues to think not just about cutting or expanding Medicaid — but about reinventing it.

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Eyes on Oregon's $1.9 billion medicaid experiment

Posted Friday, February 22, 2013

​"We created a model that focuses on prevention and wellness and the community-based management of chronic conditions, which drives the bulk of medical costs," Kitzhaber told Here & Now's Robin Young.

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Oregon seen as health care model for other states

Posted Thursday, February 21, 2013

​Oregon is being awarded up to $45 million in Innovation Model grants by the federal Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.

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Kitzhaber to attend Obama's State of the Union

Posted Tuesday, February 12, 2013

​"The President understands the value of partnering with states to drive innovation, and it's gratifying for our efforts here in Oregon to be recognized."

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