by Liz Baxter | Mar 3, 2012 | Blog, Learn
On Friday Governor Kitzhaber signed SB 1580, approving creation of Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) in Oregon. The state is seeking a federal waiver that would give federal permission to allow the organization of CCOs and more flexibility in using federal funds...
by Rick Ray | Mar 2, 2012 | Blog, Learn
School districts will now have a role in helping the insurance exchange choose the benefit plans that will be offered (Updated March 3rd – The House passed HB 4164 on Friday with a vote of 55-5; the bill will move to the Seante with a vote possibly scheduled on...
by Rick Ray | Feb 24, 2012 | Learn
In The Lund Report, Amanda Waldroupe writes: The bill allowing for the overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan’s delivery system passed the House with an overwhelmingly bipartisan 53-7 vote today, after being stalled for days because it became a part of end-of-session...
by Rick Ray | Feb 23, 2012 | Learn
In a guest column in The Oregonian, Mary Monnat writes: An orthopedic surgeon, a consumer of mental health services, a dentist and an addiction counselor are sitting at a table … talking. No, this is not the windup to a joke. Far from it. This is a serious...
by Rick Ray | Feb 21, 2012 | Learn
Writing in The Oregonian, Bill Graves uses the personal stories of Oregon Health Plan patients to shed light on health reforms being proposed in Oregon. CareOregon’s Community Care Team is a 5-year-old pilot program that provides outreach workers to help keep...
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