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CMS Approves Accountability Measures

The coordinated care organizations will be graded on 17 metrics regarding access and quality of care, and be rewarded additional funds from a bonus pool
January 16, 2013 -- The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has given final approval to a waiver that includes a list of 17 accountability measures for Oregon’s new coordinated care organizations, which are providing care to the state’s Medicaid population through the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Communication to Oregon Health Plan Patients Increases As Reform Nears

The Oregon Health Authority is emphasizing that patient’s services and care will not change
June 7, 2012—Communication to Oregon Health Plan patients about what the monumental changes to the Oregon Health Plan’s delivery system means to them is beginning in earnest as the August 1 start date for 11 organizations likely to become coordinated care organizations throughout Oregon nears.   Read More >>

Oregon Legislature Approves Big Medicaid Changes

Gov. Kitzhaber plans to sign the bill at Portland appearance tomorrow
June 30, 2011 – The Oregon Senate passed legislation last night that imposes monumental changes to the Oregon Health Plan intended to coordinate care and reduce costs. Read More >>

Oregon House Passes OHP Transformation

A nearly unanimous vote moves one of the legislature’s most important bills to the Senate
June 27, 2011 – The Oregon House of Representatives passed sweeping reforms to the Oregon Health Plan today by a vote of 59-to-1. Read More >>

Hospital Association Raises Objections to New Provider Tax

The hospitals are also upset over Senate Bill 204, which passed the House yesterday and gives the Oregon Health Authority the ability to lower outpatient rates based on Medicare payment methodologies
June 2, 2011 -- Legislators have reached a decision on increasing the hospital tax to ward off deep cuts to the Oregon Health Plan, but the Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems insists the new tax will negatively impact them. Their leaders even protested to Governor Kitzhaber, but were rebuffed. Read More >>

Hospitals Warn Against Massive OHP Changes

The hospital association agrees to increase provider tax as lawmakers move forward with transformation
May 17, 2011 – The Oregon hospital association confirmed it’s prepared to finalize an agreement with lawmakers to increase the hospital provider tax as a way to dampen the massive cuts to the Oregon Health Plan slated over the next two years. Read More >>

Agreement Nears on OHP Transformation

Legislators could vote next week on moving the bill out of committee
May 12, 2011 – Oregon lawmakers were close this week to reaching agreement on the largest overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan since its inception in 1993. Read More >>

Legislators Face Timeline Crunch for OHP Transformation

Within the next five weeks a newly appointed committee needs to come up with legislation creating coordinated care organizations
April 7, 2011 -- Gov. John Kitzhaber told a group of lawmakers yesterday charged with making the most sweeping changes to the Oregon Health Plan since its inception that they can make a profound impact not only on the Oregon healthcare delivery system but at the national level as well. Read More >>

Public Option Could Mean Buy-In to OHP

Sen. Alan Bates plans to introduce an amendment to health exchange legislation
April 7, 2011 -- A public health plan option might still be alive in Oregon after its chances appeared to have died during this year’s legislative session. Read More >>

Transformation Team Concludes Work, Passes Torch To Legislature

But concerns remain about costs, community impacts, and federal cooperation
 March 24, 2011--The Health System Transformation Team concluded its work Wednesday night, and passed the torch to the Legislature with a mixture of celebration, caution and concern about the costs and cooperation needed locally and federally to implement healthcare reform Read More >>
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