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United Way promotes Healthy Kids insurance program
More local families will get free or low-cost health coverage for their children under a new state program that wraps up a two-day enrollment event today.
The Healthy Kids program, funded by a new state tax on insurance premiums, is allowing Oregon to provide insurance coverage to an estimated 80,000 children who otherwise have none. It is the largest expansion of health insurance coverage for children in the country this year, state officials say.
Free program saves Lane County residents money on prescription drugs
The high cost of prescription drugs is a serious concern nationwide, especially for the uninsured or people who are under-insured. But a rapidly growing program in Lane County is making a difference for 1 out of 5 people in the U.S. who do not have prescription drug coverage.
Pearl Buck Center helps give the disabled meaning in their lives.
Paul Kausch was 21 years old and riding his motorcycle when he was struck by a truck that ran a stop sign in Roseburg. He was not wearing a helmet. Kausch, now 52, injured his brain stem in the crash, and remained in a coma for six months. Upon waking, he found that his life dramatically altered. He had no memory of his life before the accident, and doctors said his intelligence level was equivalent to that of a 4-year-old. In the 31 years since his injury, Kausch hasn’t held a job, and that has made him restless. “I just need something to do,” the Eugene resident said. “It may be selfish, but I want something to do.” Soon, Kausch will have just that.
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