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Providers, Educators, Social Workers Investigate Early Childhood Development Screening Tools

A joint subcommittee of the Oregon Health Policy Board and the Early Learning Council also intends to create childcare “hubs” that would mirror CCOs
  February 7, 2013 – Health and education go hand in hand. Children whose healthcare needs are being met usually do better in school than those who don't have enough to eat, don't have access to safe housing and those whose families struggle to meet their basic health needs. Read More >>

Medicaid Expansion Offers Richer Benefits to 200,000 Oregonians

The public has 30 days to comment before the Oregon Heath Policy Board makes a decision
  December 13, 2012 -- The 200,000 Oregonians expected to qualify for Medicaid coverage in 2014 will receive more robust benefits if the Oregon Health Policy Board approves a recommendation from the Medicaid Advisory Committee.  Read More >>

Workforce Issues, CCO Progress Take Center Stage at Health Policy Board

The board will begin writing administrative rules to reduce friction and confusion in student clinical placements
July 12, 2012 -- The Oregon Health Policy Board voted unanimously Tuesday to give the Oregon Health Authority the power to develop administrative rules for the student healthcare workforce, after a presentation by Lisa Angus and Terri Johanson who argued that nursing and medical students often face a major bureaucratic scramble when dealing with residencies or clinical placements during their education.   Read More >>

Initial All Payer, All Claims Data Reveals a Lot of Unknowns

Even though the data has been collected for the past two years, more can be done to analyze the data to understand trends in healthcare costs and utilization
June 29, 2012—More work needs to be done on Oregon’s all payer, all claims database before state officials have a better grasp of healthcare costs and an idea of which services are being used more than others, according to a recent report given to the Health Policy Board.   Read More >>

Dr. Carla McKelvey Appointed to Oregon Health Policy Board

Another vacancy also exists on the board, but that person cannot be from the healthcare industry
February 15, 2012 -- Governor John Kitzhaber has appointed Dr. Carla McKelvey to serve on the Oregon Health Policy Board. Read More >>

Business Plan for Oregon Health Plan’s Transformation Begins Taking Shape

But some members of the Oregon Health Policy Board wants to see more stringent requirements in the business plan
January 17, 2012— The Oregon Health Policy Board is nearing completion of a business plan to overhaul the Oregon Health Plan, and intends to finalize that document at its meeting next Tuesday in time to deliver to the Legislature before its upcoming February session. Read More >>

Special Legislative Hearing Focuses on Business Plan for Health Transformation

Legislators continue to have questions about details, and exactly how coordinated care organizations will work
December 22, 2011—The business plan that will lead to the formation of coordinated care organizations (CCO) and transform the healthcare delivery system in Oregon took front and center when legislators gathered in Salem for an all-day meeting on Tuesday. Read More >>

Legislators Express Concerns About Transformation Progress

They’re eager to see a more detailed business plan, and want to meet again before the February session
November 17, 2011—Lack of detail, unanswered questions, and a clock quickly ticking to the Legislature’s February session were the themes of an hour-long presentation to a joint meeting of the Legislature’s House and Senate healthcare committees about the progress of developing a business plan for coordinated care organizations (CCOs), the centerpiece of the state’s overhaul of the Oregon Health Plan. Read More >>

Provider Groups Ask for Inclusion in Coordinated Care Organizations

They think a prescriptive list of providers needs to be part of the legislation going to the Legislature in February
November 17, 2011—Not mincing words, provider groups worried they’ll be left out of the coordinated care organizations (CCOs) took their case to the Oregon Health Policy Board last week. But they came away without any assurance. Read More >>

Oregon Health Authority Evaluates Performance on Health Equity

The three-phase study finds there is a consistent disparity, especially for African and Native Americans
October 31, 2011—A report examining the outcome of programs run by the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services shows there’s a lot of work to do to achieve health equity based on race and ethnicity. Read More >>
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