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Gov. Kate Brown discusses the budget with Oregon legislators in January 2019. | JESSICA FLOUM/THE LUND REPORT.

Gov. Kate Brown Asks Legislators to Prioritize Funding Medicaid, Expects Voters To Decide On Cigarette Tax

Jan 18, 2019

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After More Than Year-Long Search, Medicaid Director Returns

Oregon has chosen a familiar face to lead the state's Medicaid program as it heads towards the next phase, with a focus on mental health, value-based payments that reward outcomes instead of performing procedures and social determinants of health like housing.

Dec 12, 2018

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Oregon Health Authority Aims to Cover All High-Risk Populations In New CCO Regions

The state announced that coverage areas in its next round of Medicaid coverage will be based on county lines, not Zip codes, though there may be exceptions.

Nov 29, 2018

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State Plan To Implement Next Version Of Medicaid Unfinished, Unclear

Oregon health officials are weighing various options for enrollment and rates.

Nov 19, 2018
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Measure 101 Debate: More Funds for Medicaid vs. Suspicion With Process

Both sides on the statewide referendum on healthcare taxes say they support funding the Oregon Health Plan, but as they debated they revealed fundamentally different priorities.

Dec 13, 2017

Oregon Borrows from Medicaid as Congress Fiddles on Children’s Health

Rep. Greg Walden said Tuesday that he will insist that CHIP funding is attached to the continuing resolution that will keep the entire government opened after Dec. 22.

Dec 13, 2017

Health Share and FamilyCare: A Tale of Two CCOs

As FamilyCare considered whether to continue operating in 2018, The Lund Report looked into the differences between this coordinated care organization and Health Share, the other Medicaid provider that serves the Portland-metro area.

Dec 8, 2017
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FamilyCare Threatens to Close After Report Supports State's CCO Rates

Portland’s second-largest Medicaid provider says it cannot afford current reimbursement rates, while its larger competitor, HealthShare, said it is prepared to take on new members if necessary.

Dec 6, 2017

Independent Reviewers Find CCO Rate-Setting Process Actually Sound, Unbiased

Independent reviewers find CCO rate-setting process actuarially sound, unbiased

Dec 6, 2017

OHA’s 2018 CCO rate review process insufficient, biased, and unsound

Dec 6, 2017