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Health Care Industry Voices Concerns Over State’s Medicaid Plan

Stakeholders wonder how the state’s next Medicaid plan will be funded and whether its goals are sustainable amid workforce shortages.

Oct 13, 2021
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LATINOS WERE AMONG THE PATIENTS AT AN OHSU VACCINATION CLINIC IN HILLSBORO IN MAY, 2021./JOSH ANDERSEN/OHSU

Comparison Of CCO Vaccination Rates

Umpqua Health Alliance has the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rate among Oregon's coordinated care organizations at 30%.

Aug 23, 2021
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The Oregon State Capitol building in Salem. | BEN BOTKIN/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon Lawmakers Pump Money And Oversight Into Health Care

Residents will have to wait to see whether the Oregon Legislature’s increased spending and regulation of the health care industry will yield results.

Jun 29, 2021
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Rural Clackamas County in Oregon. | SHUTTERSTOCK

CCOs Face Major Challenge Increasing Vaccination Rates

In Umpqua County, for example, only 17% of Oregon Health Plan members are fully vaccinated -- just below the rate in Eastern Oregon.

Jun 7, 2021
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Oregon Health Authority Rewards CCOs With Millions But Top Scorer Gets Booted

PacificSource fared well but so did PrimaryHealth of Josephine County, which came out on top in the grants but failed to win another CCO contract.

Oct 4, 2020
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Oregon Health Insurance Companies Report Big Losses In 2018

Mar 11, 2019

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Shown in 2014, former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, a former emergency room physician, helped created the state's innovative Medicaid program known as the Oregon Health Plan. | CC BY SA 2.0

John Kitzhaber On Medicaid: 'We've Lost Our Sense Of Vision'

Feb 20, 2019
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Health Official Concerned About Trillium’s Potential Expansion Into Portland Area

Feb 20, 2019

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Field of Potential Medicaid Insurers Narrows

Feb 19, 2019

Digging into CCO Reimbursements

The Lund Report spoke with experts at the Oregon Health Authority to dig into recent rate increases announced for the state’s Medicaid-funded coordinated care organizations. Here’s what they had to say.

May 4, 2018