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Facing pressure from coordinated care organizations, the health authority reduces its COVID-19 vaccination-rate goals for Medicaid members.
Coyner will shepherd the negotiation of Oregon’s next five-year Medicaid agreement with the federal government.
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In many Oregon counties, fewer than a quarter of eligible Medicaid members have gotten even a single shot of COVID-19 vaccine.
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In Umpqua County, for example, only 17% of Oregon Health Plan members are fully vaccinated -- just below the rate in Eastern Oregon.
“Our focus is going to be on making sure regulations and policies are going to be focused on improving coverage,” said Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, who was sworn in on May 27.
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Oregon Health Authority tentatively wants the taxpayer-funded insurance plan to help with housing, other needs, in addition to medical care.
Coordinated care organizations and the state are negotiating a change that could reward them for having a high rate of vaccinated members.
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The sponsor of a bill that proposes a public option for people who lack insurance wants it delayed so the state can complete another study.
The move could encourage more minorities on the Oregon Health Plan to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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State officials say extra federal money has covered the extra cost so far, but that it may not be sufficient in the second half of this year.
