OHA Receives 24 Letters Of Intent For 2020-2024 Coordinated Care Contracts -02/04/19

February 4, 2019

Contact: Allyson Hagen, 503-449-6457, allyson.hagen@state.or.us

OHA receives 24 letters of intent for 2020-2024 coordinated care contracts

The Oregon Health Authority has received 24 letters of intent from organizations seeking to apply for 2020-2024 coordinated care organization (CCO) contracts. Based on the letters of intent, Oregon Health Plan members in every county in Oregon would have at least one CCO to coordinate their health care. In many parts of the state, multiple organizations filed letters of intent to operate in the same counties, giving Oregon Health Plan members more than one CCO choice.

Complete applications will be due to OHA April 22. Only organizations that submitted letters of intent may submit applications in April. An organization submitting a letter of intent is not obliged to follow with a complete application. Awards for the CCO contracts are expected to be announced in July.

"The number of responses we received shows the CCO market is strong and thriving," said Oregon Health Authority Director Patrick Allen. "It also shows Oregon’s health care community is eager to join us in taking Oregon’s innovative health transformation to the next level and making health care better and more affordable in our state."

Oregon first established CCOs in 2012 to transform health care delivery in the state. CCOs bring together physical, behavioral, and oral health providers to coordinate care for people on the Oregon Health Plan. They improve health and reduce costs by providing more coordinated, flexible and innovative services. CCOs are rewarded for achieving specific health outcomes and quality measures. Nearly 87 percent of Oregon’s 1 million OHP members are enrolled in CCOs.

In October the Oregon Health Policy Board approved a comprehensive set of policies to improve the health of Oregon Health Plan members, address health disparities, control program costs, and continue to transform health care delivery in our state.

These policy priorities will be written into the 2020-2024 CCO contracts, which represent the next phase of health care transformation is known as "CCO 2.0." The new contracts with CCOs represent the largest procurement in state history, totaling more than $5 billion for the 2020 contract year.

Letters of intent received by the Oregon Health Authority for CCO 2.0 contracts

Organization	Service Area
AllCare CCO, Inc.	Josephine, Jackson, Curry and partial Douglas
CareOregon, Inc.	Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington
Cascade Health Alliance	partial Klamath
Columbia Pacific CCO, LLC	Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook
Eastern Oregon Coordinated Care Organization, LLC	Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wheeler
Health Share of Oregon	Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington
InterCommunity Health Network	Linn, Benton, Lincoln
Jackson County CCO	Jackson
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Northwest	Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington
Marion Polk Coordinated Care	Marion, Polk and partial Benton, Linn, Clackamas and Yamhill
Moda Health Plan, Inc.	Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook
Moda Health Plan, Inc.	Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington
Moda Health Plan, Inc.	Lane
PacificSource Community Solutions - Central Oregon	Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook, partial Klamath
PacificSource Community Solutions - Columbia Gorge	Hood River, Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam, Wheeler
PacificSource Community Solutions - Lane	Lane
PacificSource Community Solutions - Marion Polk	Marion and Polk
PacificSource Community Solutions - Portland	Clackamas, Multnomah, Washington
PrimaryHealth of Josephine County	Josephine, Jackson and partial Douglas
Providence Health Assurance	Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Hood River, Clatsop, Jackson
Trillium Community Health Plan, Inc.	Lane, partial in Benton, Linn, Coos and Douglas
Umpqua Health Alliance, LLC	Douglas and Lane
Western Oregon Advanced Health, LLC	Coos and Curry
Yamhill County Care Organization	Yamhill and partial Clackamas, Marion, Polk, Tillamook and Washington

OHA will continue to provide updated information about the CCO 2.0 RFA process on the CCO 2.0 page on the OHA website.

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