primary care

FamilyCare Bumps up Primary Care Reimbursement Rate

CEO Jeff Heatherington hopes that means more providers will see more Medicaid patients as a result
February 13, 2013 – Doctors and nurse practitioners who provide primary care to patients enrolled in FamilyCare will soon get a little more money for their time in the office. Read More >>

State May Bring Back Rural Loan Repayment Program with $4 Million

A similar program recruited 79 healthcare providers to rural Oregon between 1993 and 2008, but was cut in 2009. The new bill could attract as many as 96 providers to underserved parts of the state
February 12, 2013 — Oregon would restore $4 million in the next biennium to fund a loan repayment program that assists primary healthcare providers willing to work in rural areas, under a bill being pushed by Sen. Elizabeth Steiner Hayward, D-Beaverton. Read More >>

Balshem, Hummel & O'Neill Join OPCA Management Team

Oct. 24, 2012 - The management team at the Oregon Primary Care Association (OPCA) has added three members - Howard Balshem as director of data and measurement, John Hummel as policy director and Zoe O'Neill as community health center operations manager. Balshem's and O'Neill's positions are new to OPCA. Read More >>

New Sunnyside Health and Wellness Center Will Expand Access to High Quality Healthcare in Clackamas County

April 13, 2012 -- Clackamas County Health, Housing, and Human Services (H3S) announces the grand opening of its new integrated primary health care clinic. The Sunnyside Health and Wellness Center is located near Clackamas Town Center at 9775
Sunnyside Road, Clackamas. It boasts fully integrated medical, behavioral and dental care services. It was built to help meet a significant and growing need in the county for
primary care services. Read More >>

Additional Medicaid Funds Available to Oregon’s Recognized Primary Care Providers

The funds will help recognized providers deliver care that is more patient-centered
March 26, 2012 -- Healthcare clinics across Oregon that are recognized as “primary care homes” can now apply to receive additional Medicaid funding to support the comprehensive, coordinated and patient-centered care they offer patients and communities.  Read More >>

CMS Announces New Initiative to Bolster Primary Care Workforce

Demonstration will assist with training of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
March 22, 2012 -- The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a call for applications for a new Affordable Care Act initiative designed to strengthen primary care in the United States. Under the Graduate Nurse Education Demonstration, CMS will provide hospitals working with nursing schools to train advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) with payments of up to $200 million over four years to cover the costs of APRNs’ clinical training. Read More >>

Senate Committee Votes to Beef Up Primary Care

A bill to pay primary care providers Medicare rates under OHP moves to the Senate floor
April 24, 2011 -- The steady decline in the number of primary care providers compared to the ranks of higher paid specialists is a problem that has plagued the healthcare system in Oregon and much of the nation for years. Read More >>

Bill Aims to Recruit More Primary Care Docs

Legislation would work in tandem with similar efforts
March 24, 2011 -- Rep. Nancy Nathanson (D-Eugene) no longer serves on the House Health Care Committee, but her commitment to healthcare issues remains steadfast. That’s why she’s sponsoring House Bill 2366, which focuses on recruiting more primary care physicians to Oregon. Read More >>

Legislators Skeptical of Primary Care Transformation

They question whether legislation aimed at creating a research center and a statewide network of primary care training programs is enough
February 16, 2011 -- Oregon’s broken healthcare system can be transformed by focusing on community-based primary care, according to doctors and advocates who testified before the House Health Care Committee February 9. Read More >>

Harker Proposes Legislation to Ease Primary Care Shortage

House Bill 2400 would appropriate $3.1 million, which would assist 9-12 rural healthcare providers
February 16, 2011 -- It’s no secret that Oregon faces a shortage of primary care physicians. However, loan repayment and forgiveness could go a long way toward closing the primary care gap, according to doctors, advocates and debt-laden medical students. Read More >>
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