Members and health plans play a part
7/18/2016
Oregon's health care transformation aims at achieving the triple aim—better health, better care and lower costs. Results from the Public Employees' Benefit Board (PEBB) in 2016 show state employees are making headway toward that shared goal.
Better health. In a statistically controlled survey, state employees report healthier habits. They're eating more fruit and vegetables and having age-appropriate screenings. Nine in ten PEBB-covered employees are working on losing or maintaining weight.
Plus, they've cut their smoking rate in half! Good news for everyone!
Better care. More than half the employees have moved from coverage in PEBB's traditional insurance plan—with its higher costs and uncoordinated care—to plans organized around the coordinated care model.
Coordinated care keeps people healthy through prevention, treats their health needs with evidence-based care, and offers support to help them meet their individual health goals.
Health care providers work as teams, focusing on the total health needs of each patient. They work to improve patient care and cut waste of resources.
Holding down costs. The legislature charged PEBB with keeping cost increases for health benefits at or below 3.4% in the current budget. State employees met that challenge by choosing health plans based on both their cost and quality of care, and by working to maintain their health.
Going forward. More than 50,000 state employees receive their health benefits through PEBB. They will continue to advance the Oregon way by focusing on better health through healthier habits, better care through coordinated care, and lower costs by staying at or below the current budget.