Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Waiver renewal public forum

What: A public forum on Oregon's Medicaid 1115 Demonstration waiver renewal, as part of the regular meeting of the Medicaid Advisory Committee 

When: The Medicaid Advisory Committee will meet for regular business Wednesday, June 28, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. The 1115 Waiver public forum will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Both are open to the public. 

Where: Oregon State Library, 250 Winter Street NE, Room 102-103, Salem. Because seating capacity is limited, please RSVP to Margie Fernando at [email protected] if you plan to attend in person. 

The public also can attend via webinar or telephone conference line. To attend by webinar, please register online at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1742663635510619908. To listen in to the conference line, call 213-929-4212, access code 437-672-657. 

Details: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved Oregon's Medicaid 1115 Demonstration waiver renewal January 12, 2017. This was a huge step forward in Oregon's health system transformation. It will allow the state to continue its innovative model of health care for OHP members and providers. The approval preserves more than two decades of work that have gone into building and improving the Oregon Health Plan. 

As part of its regular public meeting, the Medicaid Advisory Committee and the Oregon Health Authority will offer Oregonians an opportunity to provide input on the waiver's progress and how we can continue to move forward together toward a healthier Oregon. Oregon Health Plan members and the general public are invited to attend in person or participate online via the webinar. 

OHA will accept public feedback in a variety of ways for this meeting: 
In-person testimony during the public forum session at the Medicaid Advisory Committee meeting 
Oral testimony via webinar during the public forum session at the Medicaid Advisory Committee meeting 
Written testimony submission from June 28 to July 28, 2017. Details for submitting written testimony will be provided separately. 

When available, a recording of the forum will be posted on the Medicaid 1115 waiver webpage at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/hpa/Medicaid-1115-Waiver/pages/index.aspx and the Medicaid Advisory Committee page at https://www.oregon.gov/oha/OHPR/MAC/Pages/index.aspx.