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.