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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