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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Oregon Bill Would Give Coordinated Care Organizations More Spending Flexibility

House Bill 3353 seeks to give coordinated care organizations ways to fund community programs and services

Apr 7, 2021
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A nurse at Oregon Health & Science University was vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech shot on Wednesday. | FRED LIEDTKE/OHSU

Opinion: Adding A Vaccination Metric To Quality Incentive Pool Could Boost Rates

The move could encourage more minorities on the Oregon Health Plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Apr 1, 2021

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Medicaid Enrollment Surges To Nearly 1.3 Million -- 30% of Oregon’s Population 

State officials say extra federal money has covered the extra cost so far, but that it may not be sufficient in the second half of this year.

Mar 25, 2021
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Oregon State Capitol in Salem. | RENAUDE HATSEDAKIS

Oregon Bill Would Expand Medicaid Coverage To Undocumented Adults

Gov. Kate Brown supports a pilot project to spend $10 million on coverage to 2,000 adults, building on a program that now covers undocumented children in the state.

Mar 16, 2021
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Oregon Health Leaders Seek More Flexibility On Medicaid Spending

The state wants its next five-year Medicaid plan, that has to be approved by federal authorities, to allow for spending on housing, for example.

Mar 5, 2021
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Oregon Considers Using Medicaid Money On Housing, Other Non-Medical Work  

Oregon officials are drafting the state's next five-year Medicaid plan for review and approval by federal authorities who control the purse strings.

Mar 5, 2021
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Trillium's offices in Eugene. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

State Regulators Fault Trillium’s Portland-Area Medicaid Program - Again

Trillium appears substantially short of meeting standards set by the Oregon Health Authority for the Oregon Health Plan, documents show.

Dec 7, 2020
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Gov. Brown’s Medicaid Budget Would Crimp Hospitals, Insurers

A hospital industry group criticizes the proposed cuts in Medicaid reimbursement rates following a rough year for hospitals that have seen reduced revenue from elective procedures.

Dec 1, 2020
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Trillium Draws Few Medicaid Members In Portland Area

The for-profit Medicaid insurer also lags in attracting members in Lane County where it once held a monopoly.

Nov 16, 2020
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Vaping appears to be on the rise. | KRISTIAN FODEN-VENCIL/OPB

Election Likely To Hand Budget Writers $330 Million, Mostly For Medicaid

The revenue is projected to stem from the passage of Measure 108, which raises tobacco taxes and creates a new tax on vaping products.

Nov 5, 2020