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Oregon Has Long Way To Go To Reach Ambitious Medicaid Goals, Critics Say

Health experts support the direction of the state’s latest health care policies but say it remains unclear how the state will get there.

Oct 15, 2018
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Oregon To Increase Medicaid Spending In 2019, Will Miss Spending Goals

Coordinated care organizations will receive an average of 4 percent more each month than in 2018, overshooting the 3.4 percent growth target.

Oct 1, 2018

Oregon's Uninsured Rate Stagnates

Many without insurance qualify for Medicaid and up to one-half of those with insurance are not fully covered because their deductibles or expenses are too high.

Sep 10, 2018

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Opinion: Challenges for the Next Phase of Integrated Medicaid Care in Oregon

The Oregon Health Plan launched an ambitious system a decade ago to integrate medical and dental care. It is now working on a reform of the system, which is plagued with problems.

Jul 24, 2018

Quick Look: Oregon Health Authority Policy Keeps Medicaid Members from CCOs

Only 15 percent of Oregon Health Plan income-based members have seamless coverage at renewal time. Rep. Cedric Hayden wants to pull enrollment from OHA and give it to DHS, and require that lapsed members be put immediately back into the CCO that was serving them.

May 22, 2017

OHA Routinely Keeping Medicaid Members out of CCOs

The Oregon Health Authority’s Medicaid renewal plan is marooning recipients for weeks or months in a separate system outside the state’s coordinated care organizations, limiting members access to care and keeping funds away from the local CCOs

May 22, 2017
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Waiver Delayed but not in Trouble

Saxton says CMS may offer additional financial support beyond the $1.25 billion request.

Oct 14, 2016

Oregon Medicaid Waiver Gets Good Initial Reception from Feds

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told state Medicaid Director Lori Coyner that it would work to sort out the major policy decisions for governing the Oregon Health Plan by the end of the year, finishing the work before Obama leaves office.

Sep 23, 2016

Shaping the Future of Oregon’s CCOs

Public meeting attracts few Oregon Health Plan members, providers

Sep 8, 2016

Ten Game Changing Assumptions Shaping Health Reform

The author maintains that the Oregon Health Plan rationing experiment was a colossal hoax and channeled billions of new dollars to Oregon’s healthcare interest.

Jan 15, 2016