The dashboard shows the cumulative count of people who are eligible or enrolled* for/in Medicaid on the 15th day of each month. That means if a person loses coverage on the 14th, or becomes enrolled on the 16th, they won’t be counted in that specific month.
Throughout most of the dashboard, counts are shown for those with OHP coverage for physical health care. As a result, people enrolled in dental-only only programs are generally excluded. However, some dental-only program members are counted in the “CCO Plan Type" page if they receive dental care through a CCO (i.e., CCOF).
The dashboard does not count people who are enrolled in a Medicare Savings Program (MSP). MSP means people receive Medicare benefits, but Medicaid helps pay their cost-sharing (such as premiums and deductibles). There around 55,000 people in Oregon who are enrolled in a Medicare Savings Program. People receiving MSP benefits are sometimes also referred to as "partially dual eligible" for Medicaid.
*What does “eligible or enrolled” mean?
People sign up for Medicaid using one of Oregon’s eligibility systems, such as ONE. These systems determine if a person is eligible for Medicaid. If they are, then the person’s information is transferred to MMIS, which is the system used to administer Oregon’s Medicaid program (and the data source for this dashboard). Once a person’s information is transferred to MMIS, the system will enroll them in the Medicaid program. It can take a few days or more for MMIS to complete a person’s initial enrollment. Since the data in this dashboard are from a snapshot in time, some people may be found eligible for Medicaid, but still be in the process of becoming enrolled. Therefore, the data include people who are “eligible or enrolled” in Oregon’s Medicaid program.