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By Betsy Q. Cliff / The Bulletin
July 23, 2009
Galina Alva had many of the same problems faced by other Oregon Health Plan beneficiaries.
Years of cleaning houses had given her constant pain that ran from her neck through her back, and excess weight exacerbated it. She took medications for pain, asthma, depression and cholesterol. She had....