Governor Ted Kulongoski recently announced the appointments for the Oregon Educators Benefits Board, which was created this legislative session and charged with managing the health insurance purchasing pool for all school districts.

"The creation of the Oregon Educators Benefits Board is the next step in our efforts to pool health insurance for Oregon's 198 school districts and their employees," the Governor said. "With this board, we can now begin the real work of creating a more efficient system that ensures adequate health care benefits for school employees and meaningful cost-savings for taxpayers."

The Governor's appointments included: Mylia Christensen, Assistant Director of Operations and Planning for the Center for Evidence-based Policy, School of Medicine, as a "health policy" representative; and Alison Little, MD, Medical Director of the Drug Effectiveness Review Project for the Center for Evidence-based Policy, School of Medicine, as a "health policy" representative.