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  • Oregon Health Authority releases first Quarterly Progress Report
    health system transformation progress report

    Across Oregon, coordinated care organizations (CCOs) are working on a local level to transform the health care delivery system to bring better health, better care and lower costs to Oregonians. To provide status updates on the state’s progress towards these goals, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is publishing quarterly reports showing performance data, financial data, and progress toward reaching benchmarks, beginning with 2011 baseline data.


  • Jackson County woman struggles to afford care
    Amy Kepic
    May 1, 2013, (Butte Falls)Amy Kepic lives in the small town of Butte Falls in rural Jackson County. She's 30 years old and she has two part-time jobs – one as a cleaning person for The Landing community center and the other as a caregiver for a client with disabilities. She is trying to get more work, but for now, she doesn’t make enough money to pay for medical or dental insurance.

  • Cornelius woman saved for months to afford doctor visits
    Dodi Mielke

     

    March 29, 2013, (Cornelius, Ore.) — When Dodi Mielke lost her job, she also lost her health insurance.
     
    She had worked as a maintenance, shipping and parts manager for a computer support company that closed its Portland offices in March 2010.

     

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  • Retired couple waiting for more affordable health coverage
    Jim and Ann Hunt

    March 14, 2013, (Aloha, Ore.) 
    Jim Hunt, 57, had worked as a microprocessor design engineer for 30 years. About two years ago, with careful planning, he decided to take an early retirement. His employer would pay for continued health insurance for him and his wife, Ann, for 18 months under the federal COBRA law. After the COBRA period ran out, he planned to purchase private insurance until he was eligible for Medicare at age 65.

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Coordinated Care Organizations
Health system transformation 
Coordinated Care Organizations, or CCOs, have been formed in local communities across Oregon. CCOs are networks of all types of health care providers who have agreed to work together in their local communities for people who receive health care coverage under the Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid). As of Nov. 1, 2012, there are 15 CCOs in operation, serving about 90 percent of Oregon Health Plan members..

Learn more about Coordinated Care Organizations here.
Addictions and mental health system change
Addictions and mental health system change
In addition to the work to create Coordinated Care Organizations (above), the Addictions and Mental Health Division has undertaken a parallel but separate system change effort with Oregon's county governments to restructure the publicly funded addictions and mental health system for people who are not eligible for the Oregon Health Plan.

Learn more about Addictions and Mental health system change here.
What is OHA?
What is OHA? 
The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is at the forefront of lowering and containing costs, improving quality and increasing access to health care in order to improve the lifelong health of Oregonians.

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Most Agencies to Close on May 24, 2013

Due to state budget reductions, most state offices will close on Friday, May 24, 2013, and the affected employees must take mandatory unpaid furloughs on that day. These same offices will re-open on Tuesday, May 28, following the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 27.
 
For more information about furlough closure days, visit oregon.gov/pages/furlough_closures.aspx.
Free or low-cost health coverage for kids
Oregon Healthy Kids 
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OHA 2013-15 budget information
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