February 4, 2019
The Oregon Health Authority has received 24 letters of intent from organizations seeking to apply for 2020-2024 coordinated care organization (CCO) contracts. Based on the letters of intent, Oregon Health Plan members in every county in Oregon would have at least one CCO to coordinate their health care. In many parts of the state, multiple organizations filed letters of intent to operate in the same counties, giving Oregon Health Plan members more than one CCO choice.
Complete applications will be due to OHA April 22. Only organizations that submitted letters of intent may submit applications in April. An organization submitting a letter of intent is not obliged to follow with a complete application. Awards for the CCO contracts are expected to be announced in July.
"The number of responses we received shows the CCO market is strong and thriving," said Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen. "It also shows Oregon’s health care community is eager to join us in taking Oregon’s innovative health transformation to the next level and making health care better and more affordable in our state."
Oregon first established CCOs in 2012 to transform health care delivery in the state. CCOs bring together physical, behavioral, and oral health providers to coordinate care for people on the Oregon Health Plan. They improve health and reduce costs by providing more coordinated, flexible and innovative services. CCOs are rewarded for achieving specific health outcomes and quality measures. Nearly 87 percent of Oregon’s 1 million OHP members are enrolled in CCOs.
In October the Oregon Health Policy Board approved a comprehensive set of policies to improve the health of Oregon Health Plan members, address health disparities, control program costs, and continue to transform health care delivery in our state.
These policy priorities will be written into the 2020-2024 CCO contracts, which represent the next phase of health care transformation is known as "CCO 2.0." The new contracts with CCOs represent the largest procurement in state history, totaling more than $5 billion for the 2020 contract year.
Letters of intent received by the Oregon Health Authority for CCO 2.0 contracts
| Organization |
Service Area |
| AllCare CCO, Inc. |
Josephine, Jackson, Curry and partial Douglas |
| CareOregon Inc |
Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington |
| Cascade Health Alliance |
partial Klamath |
| Columbia Pacific CCO, LLC |
Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook |
| Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization, LLC |
Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler |
| Health Share of Oregon |
Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington |
| InterCommunity Health Network |
Linn, Benton, Lincoln |
| Jackson County CCO |
Jackson |
| Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest |
Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington |
| Marion Polk Coordinated Care |
Marion, Polk and partial Benton, Linn, Clackamas and Yamhill |
| Moda Health Plan, Inc. |
Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook |
| Moda Health Plan, Inc. |
Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington |
| Moda Health Plan, Inc. |
Lane |
| PacificSource Community Solutions - Central Oregon |
Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, partial Klamath |
| PacificSource Community Solutions - Columbia Gorge |
Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler |
| PacificSource Community Solutions - Lane |
Lane |
| PacificSource Community Solutions - Marion Polk |
Marion and Polk |
| PacificSource Community Solutions - Portland |
Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington |
| PrimaryHealth of Josephine County |
Josephine, Jackson and partial Douglas |
| Providence Health Assurance |
Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Hood River, Clatsop, Jackson |
| Trillium Community Health Plan, Inc. |
Lane, partial in Benton, Linn, Coos and Douglas |
| Umpqua Health Alliance, LLC |
Douglas and Lane |
| Western Oregon Advanced Health LLC |
Coos and Curry |
| Yamhill County Care Organization |
Yamhill and partial Clackamas, Marion, Polk, Tillamook and Washington |
OHA will continue to provide updated information about the CCO 2.0 RFA process on the
CCO 2.0 page on the OHA website.
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