As Governor Kitzhaber met with federal officials in
Washington, D.C., last week – announcing an agreement for $1.9 billion in
funding to coordinate care – health leaders from all over Oregon continued to
make progress here at home, as 14 Oregon-based entities submitted the first
part of the application to become a Coordinated Care Organization. The first wave of CCOs will be certified by May 28 and
upon final approval will begin serving Oregon Health Plan clients by August 1.
News roundup
The Oregonian, May 3, 2012
“You could say Gov. John Kitzhaber and Health Authority Director Bruce Goldberg had a successful week in Washington, D.C., where they
secured $1.9 billion in federal money for Oregon over the next five years. But
the big winners in this are all Oregonians, whose state will have a working
budget next year and whose Medicaid clients will continue to drive down medical
costs.”
With
federal money, Oregon kicks health care reform into high gear
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KATU News, May 4, 2012
“The state announced Thursday
that the federal government had tentatively agreed to spend $1.9 billion over
five years in exchange for a state commitment that it will ultimately save $11
billion over a decade.”
Oregon gets extra funds to test new Medicaid method
The Wall Street Journal, May 4, 2012
“One state, Oregon,
reckons it can cut health costs by two percentage points within two years — and
improve health outcomes — through a new way of delivering care under Medicaid,
the state/federal program for the poor. The state announced Thursday that it
got a green light from the Obama administration for an additional $1.9 billion
in federal funds over five years to test this new method.
For DHS staff, we have created the new DHS Health System
Transformation website at: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/hst/index.shtml
-- be sure to bookmark that page. There’s also a separate page for Adults and
People with Disabilities, linked off the DHS page, at: http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/hst/apd.shtml
-- bookmark that one, too.
If you have questions, please contact us at: communications.dhs@state.or.us