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Oregon CCOs Prepare To Serve Children’s Social And Emotional Needs

Under a “first in the country” metric, Medicaid providers must prove their plans are improving the social and emotional health of children up to age 5 within the next three years.

Sep 23, 2021
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COURTESY OF OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

Vaccination Rates Of Medicaid Members Still Lag Behind

Oregon providers, Medicaid insurers make slow progress getting low-income, rural members to step up and get a shot against COVID-19.

Aug 23, 2021
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Rural Clackamas County in Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

Medicaid Members Have Among Lowest Vaccination Rates

In many Oregon counties, fewer than a quarter of eligible Medicaid members have gotten even a single shot of COVID-19 vaccine.

Jun 7, 2021
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CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Weighs $100 Million In Incentives To Boost Vaccination Rates

Coordinated care organizations and the state are negotiating a change that could reward them for having a high rate of vaccinated members.

May 25, 2021

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CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

Coordinated Care Organizations Step Up Social Services During Pandemic, Wildfires

Officials from two Medicaid insurers in Oregon discussed some of the challenges they’ve faced during the pandemic and wildfires that flattened many homes.

Nov 19, 2020
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Oregon’s Medicaid Insurers, Lawmakers Call For Fresh Approaches, Flexibility In COVID-19 Era 

An annual event by CCO Oregon drew key players, who discussed the challenges of plunging revenues, ensuring access to a vaccine when one is available and adapting to the changing health care landscape.

Sep 9, 2020
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St. Anthony Hospital in Hermiston is part of the new Medicare Advantage supplemental plan for eastern Oregonians.

Group Creates New Health Insurance Option In Eastern Oregon

The same organizations that created an Eastern Oregon CCO eight years ago will offer a supplemental Medicare Advantage plan for seniors.

Aug 31, 2020
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Centene-owned Trillium Community Health Plan, long active in Lane County, also serves low-income Oregon Health Plan members in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties. | CHRISTIAN WIHTOL/THE LUND REPORT

Trillium’s New Medicaid Application Includes Portland-Area Hospitals

The for-profit Medicaid insurer has contracted with Oregon Health & Science University and Legacy for some services but failed to woo Providence Health & Services.

Aug 7, 2020
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Medicaid Mental Health Providers See Spike In Demand

The rising number of coronavirus cases reported across Oregon each day is saddling hospitals with unparalleled levels of demand for patient care, bed space and medical supplies.

Apr 1, 2020

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COURTESY HEALTH SHARE OF OREGON

Oregon’s Largest Medicaid Organization Hires New CEO 

Jan 21, 2020