
Rural Oregon has low vaccination rates among Medicaid members.
Residents in rural counties who are on Medicaid have some of the lowest vaccination rates in Oregon.
In Umpqua County, for example, only 17% of Oregon Health Plan members are fully vaccinated -- just below the rate in Eastern Oregon.
The state, which wants to see the rates among low-income Oregonians rise, is negotiating with coordinated care organizations a potential financial incentive that would reward them with nearly $100 million to boost member rates. Medicaid covers 1.3 million of the state's 4.2 million residents.
Here’s a rundown of rates for the 16-plus age group among members of the state’s coordinated care organizations. They are listed in ascending order based on the full vaccination rate. A person is considered fully vaccinated two weeks after receiving the second shot of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines or two weeks after getting the Johnson & Johnson shot.
(See related story: Medicaid Members Have Among Lowest Vaccination Rates)
Umpqua Health (Douglas County)
23% single shot
17% fully vaccinated
Eastern Oregon CCO (Sherman, Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler, Grant, Baker, Lake, Harney, Malheur)
24% single shot
19% fully
AllCare (Curry, Josephine, Jackson)
26% single shot
19% fully
Cascade Health Alliance (Klamath)
27% single
20% fully
Jackson Care Connect (Jackson)
29% single
21% fully
Advanced Health (Coos, Curry)
31% single
23% fully
Columbia Pacific (Clatsop, Columbia, Tillamook)
34% single
24% fully
PacificSource (Lane, Marion, Polk, Deschutes, Crook, Jefferson, Wasco, Hood River)
38% Single
28% fully
Yamhill (Yamhill)
38% single
28% fully
Intercommunity Health Network (Lincoln, Benton, Linn)
39% single
31% fully
Trillium (Lane, Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington)
44% single
32% fully
HealthShare of Oregon (Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington)
46% single
33% fully
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