After completing the request for proposal process, the Oregon Educators Benefit Board chose Moda and Kaiser health plans for the almost 150,000 members and dependents that are enrolled in OEBB. The health plan proposals chosen are the same options that OEBB members have today. They include a statewide preferred provider organization (PPO) option (Moda) and two organized systems of care (OSC) options (Moda and Kaiser).
“Today’s decision by the OEBB board will provide OEBB members with exceptional health insurance plans that provide better access, better health outcomes and lower cost for the state,” said Nancy MacMorris-Adix, chair of the OEBB board. “The board overwhelmingly agreed that these plans would provide the same great choices for OEBB members with the same quality care that we expect.”
The RFP process began in June with a request for health plans to compete for the opportunity to provide insurance for OEBB members, who include employees from school districts, education service districts, community colleges, and some counties, cities and other municipalities. The process involved an evaluation of the written proposals to narrow down the candidates, followed by interviews of the finalists by the OEBB board in November. Today’s decision by the OEBB board is the next step in the RFP process. Now the successful proposers will begin negotiations to finalize contracts.
The decision by the OEBB board will provide OEBB members statewide with an option of either a Moda PPO or OSC plan and will provide OEBB members in selected counties an additional choice of a Kaiser plan in addition to the statewide PPO option of Moda.
January 4, 2017
