Springfield-based insurer says it can't make the state's proposed rates work, meaning it can't sign a contract to oversee care for low-income people. It's unclear if the state will extend the deadline to allow further negotiations, or if about 90,000 low-income people will face changes in how they get care.
September 18, 2025
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The Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan provides free medical, dental and behavioral health care to 1.4 million low-income Oregonians using managed care entities, counties and nonprofits, among other providers. Pictured is a nursing room on the second floor of Multnomah County's Behavioral Health Resource Center.
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PacificSource may “reluctantly” stop serving more than 90,000 members enrolled in the Medicaid-funded Oregon Health Plan in Lane County o
