Oregon tops country in share of people retaining Medicaid, study finds
About four of five people enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan have retained Medicaid coverage since
Oregon’s 80% retention rate is followed by 71% in
Oregon’s rate – helped in part by the creation of a new health care plan approved by the Legislature – means that more people have primary care providers and take care of problems early instead of depending on emergency care, said
“The real goal is to get people using more primary care, preventative care services, which catch those health problems early and reduce the overall cost of care to everyone across the health care system,” McAnulty said.
The free benefits, split between the state and federal government, which pays about 60% of the cost, also help members’ financial health, McAnulty said.
Retaining a high percentage of
A total of 232,000 people have lost Medicaid benefits since the unwinding began, according to the
This month, the state launched a new free plan, the OHP Bridge Plan, for those who earn more than the federal income limits for traditional Medicaid – up to 138% of the federal poverty level, or nearly
Health authority officials said extending coverage to people through the bridge plan helped push up the Medicaid retention rate. Nearly 23,000 people who had Medicaid benefits but no longer qualified have been moved to the bridge plan, they said Wednesday.
State officials also tried to keep people covered by Medicaid as long as possible by checking the qualifications of those most likely to retain coverage first and pushing more complex renewals toward the end of the process.
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