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.
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission is looking for a way for about 275 nursing students to complete their educations after the sudden closure of ITT’s Breckinridge School of Nursing in Portland earlier this month, and Sen. Betsy Johnson has asked the Legislature for assistance.
Documents reveal inner finances of Oregon’s 16 coordinated care organizations in the first three months of 2016, with FamilyCare reporting the biggest net loss, but also member growth and strong cash reserves