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STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS VISITED TENNY CREEK ASSISTED LIVING FOR AN OFFICIAL RIBBON CUTTING IN VANCOUVER ON MONDAY. THE FACILITY OFFERS GREATER LEVEL OF MEDICAL TREATMENT THAN OTHER SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROJECTS, OFFICIALS SAID./TROY BRYNELSON/OPB

Vancouver Housing Project Brings More Medical Treatment To Homeless Community

A new 40-unit apartment building intended to help unsheltered people will offer medical treatment and nursing on its premises.

May 17, 2022

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Darlene Eckert was a resident representative during the five-year Housing with Services program that provided coordinated health care to more than 1,400 residents in Portland./Courtesy of Darlene Eckert.

Portland Project Combining Health And Housing Gets New Attention

Founding leaders of the ambitious effort to improve care and save money hope its demise has lessons for a national audience.

Mar 22, 2022
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PrimaryHealth, Which Didn't Get A Contract, Leads CCOs For Bonuses

Aug 1, 2019
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Healthcare Transformation Meets Rural Health

It’s been nearly 18 months since the first Coordinated Care Organizations got under way in Oregon. And like the rest of the healthcare industry, it’s been a time of transition, transformation and challenges. The Eastern Oregon CCO in northeastern Oregon has had particular success reaching providers, helping them become recognized as Patient-Centered Primary Care Homes.

Jan 22, 2014

Surgery Centers Complain They’re Being Shut Out of CCOs

Ambulatory surgery center representatives worry that hospital-dominated CCOs might not be inclined to hire their services, despite lower costs. The CCOs deny the claim, with the FamilyCare CEO calling it “horse puckey.”

Oct 29, 2013

Dental Plans Closer to Reaching Agreement

October 3, 2013 -- Behind closed doors, coordinated care organizations are negotiating with dentists to reach agreement on Oregon’s most vulnerable population – people on the Oregon Health Plan. Next January, thousands of low-income Oregonians start flocking onto Medicaid once income eligibility jumps up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level.

Oct 2, 2013

Health Share of Oregon Doesn't Anticipate Provider Shortage

Council meeting also addressed dental benefits, non-emergency medical transportation

Sep 11, 2013

Our House of Portland to Receive $350,000 to Expand In-Home Care Model

The grant is part of a $2.3 million “innovation fund” set aside for programs that could help the state lower costs and improve care

Sep 11, 2013

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CCO Oregon Seeks to Broaden its Impact

The organization has primarily been funded by conferences, which it plans to continue, but is also exploring other funding sources.

Jun 11, 2013