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Managed Care Plans Have $252 Million in Their Reserve Accounts

The big question is what happens to these reserves held by the 14 plans that provide healthcare to Oregon Health Plan members
January 19, 2012—Oregon’s preparing to launch a major healthcare transformation that will lead to the creation of coordinated care organizations (CCOs) and integrate physical, mental and dental care for more than 600,000 people on the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Medicaid Disputes

Impetus comes from a conflict last summer between CareOregon and FamilyCare
May 3, 2011 -- The Senate today unanimously passed a bill that attempts to avoid a similar dispute between Medicaid managed care organizations that occurred last year when a Portland-area pediatric group terminated its contract with CareOregon. Read More >>

Senate Committee Votes to Beef Up Primary Care

A bill to pay primary care providers Medicare rates under OHP moves to the Senate floor
April 24, 2011 -- The steady decline in the number of primary care providers compared to the ranks of higher paid specialists is a problem that has plagued the healthcare system in Oregon and much of the nation for years. Read More >>

FamilyCare Hires Ron Preston as COO

January 19, 2011 -- Ron Preston has joined FamilyCare as its chief operating officer and is in charge of day-to-day operations. Earlier Preston was CEO of Doctors of Douglas County ((DCIPA), a Medicaid managed-care plan. Read More >>

FamilyCare Outwits CareOregon Over Kids

Close to 8,500 children have transferred to FamilyCare so they can keep their same pediatrician
August 4, 2010 -- FamilyCare trumped CareOregon in a face-off over 10,000 Medicaid children. It all came about after the largest pediatric group in the Portland metropolitan area jumped ship and signed a contract with FamilyCare. Read More >>

Perkins, Ellis Joins FamilyCare Executive Team

July 7, 2010 – FamilyCare has added two new members to its executive team – Victoria Perkins, RN, and Katherine Ellis, CPA. Read More >>

Clinic Sues FamilyCare for $3 Million

Teri Bunker claims the Medicaid managed care plan didn’t abide by the capitation agreement
June 9, 2010 -- FamilyCare, a Medicaid managed care plan, has been hit with a $3 million lawsuit over a contract dispute from one of its clinics. Read More >>

Senators Drawn Into Conflict Over Medicaid Policy

A fund-raising event and public hearing on the controversy occurred on the same day, raising eyebrows.
June 2, 2010 -- A fund-raising event for two prominent Democratic senators – Alan Bates and Laurie Monnes Anderson – occurred the same day as a controversial hearing on the fate of more than 10,000 children enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

DHS Details Children Health Alliance Changes

June 2, 2010 -- This change is unprecedented for the Oregon Health Plan both in timing and scope, but our priority has been clear: in these challenging circumstances, parents should have full information, choice to do what they feel is best for their families, and assistance from the Department of Human Services (DHS) to ensure they face as little disruption as possible.   Read More >>

FamilyCare, CareOregon in Medicaid Conflict

The largest pediatric group in Portland could wind up losing 15,000 children
May 26, 2010 -- The largest group of pediatricians in the Portland metropolitan area got caught off guard when they dropped their affiliation with CareOregon and signed a contract with FamilyCare in mid-March. Read More >>
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