Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Initial CCOs Certified By State of Oregon

The following applicants have been provisionally certified for the service areas below
CCO Applicant Name
Proposed Service Area by County
AllCare Health Plan, Inc. – Mid Rogue Independent Physician Association, Inc.,
Curry, Josephine, Jackson, Douglas (partial)
Cascade Health Alliance, LLC
Klamath (partial)
Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization
Baker, Malheur, Union, Wallowa
FamilyCare, Inc.
Clackamas, Marion (partial), Multnomah, Washington
Intercommunity Health Network Coordinated Care Organization
Benton, Lincoln, Linn
PacificSource Community Solutions, Inc.
Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Klamath (partial), Harney (pending), Grant (pending), Lake (pending, partial), Wheeler (pending)
Trillium Community Health Plan, Inc.
Lane
Tri-County Medicaid Collaborative
Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington
Umpqua Health Alliance – DCIPA, LLC
Douglas
Western Oregon Advanced Health, LLC
Curry, Coos, Douglas (partial)
Willamette Valley Community Health, LLC
Marion, Polk
The following applicants have been asked to resubmit their applications for a later date for the services areas below
CCO Applicant Name
Proposed Service Area by County
Columbia Pacific CCO, LLC
Clatsop, Columbia, Coos (partial), Douglas (partial), Hood River, Tillamook, Wasco
Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization
Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Lake, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Wheeler (partial)
Eastern Oregon Health Authority, Inc.
Umatilla, Morrow
Greater Oregon Behavioral Health, Inc., abn Greater Oregon Better Health Initiative
Klamath, Deschutes (partial)

Thursday, May 17, 2012

CCO Timelines

New Coordinated Care Organizations certified (first wave) May 28, 2012
Medicaid Contract(s) signed by new CCOs by June 29, 2012
Medicaid Contract to CMS for approval by July 3, 2012
Medicaid Contract Effective for new CCOs Aug. 1, 2012

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Regional CCO Lunch Forums A Success

With Special Guest: OHA Director Bruce Goldberg
Over 1,000 individuals participated in the events either live or on line.
CCOOregon will be working with the state and with emerging CCOs on a series of small video teleconferences between CCOs this summer, and will host a "CCO Overview" in early October. All certified CCOs are invited to present at this conference, which will bring state and federal officials to Oregon for a preview of plans for comprehensive health reform in our commmunities.
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EVENTS A HUGE SUCCESS
124 attended. Wednesday, April 11th / Hood River / Hood River Inn
76 attended. Friday, April 13th / La Grande / Blue Mountain Convention Center
397 attended and/or listened in via live streamingTuesday, April 17th / Portland / Doubletree Lloyd Center
131 attended. Thursday, April 19th / Eugene / Lane Community College
87 attended. Tuesday, April 24th / Medford / The Red Lion
157 attended May 15 / Bend / The Riverhouse
87 attended the "live feeds" from the events!

Friday, May 4, 2012

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber and Obama Administration announce agreement to improve care for Oregonians on Medicaid

Care coordination will improve health, achieve $11 billion in savings.
Innovations mirror national reforms made possible by Affordable Care Act
(Washington, D.C.) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has given preliminary approval of a five-year, $1.9 billion demonstration of a Federal-State partnership to transform the way that care is delivered in Oregon's Medicaid program. The initial investment of $620 million in the second year of the State’s current biennium will allow Oregon’s new care organizations to better deliver higher-quality, coordinated care for Medicaid patients while reducing preventable errors. Oregon estimates that this will achieve $11 billion in savings over the next decade.