coordinated care organizations

Shirley Urges Public Health Officials to Get Involved in Reform Efforts

Speaking to health practitioners around the state, Shirley said many providers don't speak the same language as public health departments

Feb 4, 2014

Kitzhaber Celebrates First Year of CCOs with Fanfare in Portland

With primary access up and emergency rates down, the governor and the CCOs had much to tout at Thursday’s forum. They praised the advantages of team efforts where community health workers could provide better outcomes than doctors alone. Members of the so-called community advisory councils were invited, but in some counties the public remains shut out of the process.

Dec 6, 2013

Health Share Mulls Over Enrollment Problems

The coordinated care organization is gearing up for a process it anticipates will be complex – assigning new members to their preferred providers and plans

Oct 8, 2013

Federal Shutdown, Open Enrollment Period Color Health Share's First Birthday Celebration

Stakeholders admit they were unsure the coordinated care organization – one of the two largest in the state – would make it this far

Oct 3, 2013

Goldberg Tries to Shift Cost Containment Talk Away from Insurance Division

Sept. 11, 2013 — Gov. John Kitzhaber tasked the Oregon Health Policy Board with four areas to hold down healthcare costs, including greater oversight of rate requests by insurance companies. But the state health director, Dr. Bruce Goldberg, downplayed rate review as a way of bringing down costs at Tuesday’s meeting of the policy board.

Sep 11, 2013

DOJ Settlement Aims to Improve Mental Health Treatment

March 15, 2013 – Last December's settlement between the Department of Justice and the city of Portland tasked the city and Multnomah County with a host of reforms intended to improve interactions between police and people with mental illness – and to improve access to mental healthcare.

Mar 15, 2013

Coordinated Care Organizations Could Advance Public Health Priorities Christen McCurdy Wed, 09/26/2012 - 20:02

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Naturopaths Left Behind in New Coordinated Care Organizations

September 19, 2012 -- Naturopathic medicine advocates worry that one of the many casualties of Oregon’s new coordinated care system will be Eugene resident Penelope Jones-Vaughn, who adopted a severely abused infant son with fetal alcohol syndrome from his birth mother. His symptoms included an inability to feel pain, weeklong bouts of constipation and waking up constantly with nightmares.

Sep 19, 2012