Oregon Health Plan

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Hundreds of millions are being siphoned out of Oregon Health Plan

With more withdrawals on the horizon, some health leaders say it’s time to curb the flow of profits being pulled out of the state’s health program for low-income Oregonians

Dec 19, 2023

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CareOregon urges Kotek to speed up merger review

The Oregon Health Plan provider, which would send $120 million to a merged California nonprofit under the deal, wants the state to wrap up a process nearing the 12-month mark — even as opposition mounts

Nov 28, 2023
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CareOregon is among 16 coordinated care organizations in Oregon serving Medicaid members. | LYNNE TERRY/THE LUND REPORT

CareOregon merger proposal draws mixed reaction

Supporters of the nonprofit’s absorption by a California-based group say it will strengthen care for the vulnerable, while critics fear a loss of focus and control for Oregon

Oct 12, 2023

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State wants input on CareOregon merger

California-based SCAN Group would absorb the nonprofit that oversees health care for 500,000 low-income Oregonians, but many details have not been disclosed to the public

Oct 10, 2023
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Audit faults the state’s ‘poor’ monitoring of Oregon Health Plan contractor

The audit found vulnerable patients received improper care after the agency didn’t check the work of Comagine Health

Oct 9, 2023
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Dave Baden, interim director of the Oregon Health Authority, speaks to the House Interim Committee On Behavioral Health and Health Care on Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, about the financial strength of the state’s Medicaid insurers. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Insurers’ high pandemic profits from Oregon Health Plan spark legislative hearing

Citing reporting by The Lund Report, lawmakers highlighted more than $400 million in profits, which insurers defended as needed reserves and money for future community investments

Sep 28, 2023