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Oregon guide to Health InsuranceHow healthy is living
in Oregon?

Oregon is tied with Washington as the 13th healthiest state in the 2012 edition of America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation.

The good news:

  • The percentage of people with health insurance decreased from 16.8 percent in 2011 to 14.9 percent in 2012.
  • Preventable hospitalizations have decreased, and Oregon has the third-lowest rate in the nation.

The bad news:

  • While the high school graduation rate has increased over the past few years, Oregon ranks in the bottom half of states.
  • Oregon's immunization rate of 85.7 percent lags most other states.

Oregon's best and worst category rankings:

  • Infant Mortality – 2nd
  • Preventable Hospitalizations – 3rd
  • Low Birth Weight – 4th
  • Sedentary Lifestyle – 4th
  • Public Health Funding – 35th
  • Poor Physical Health Days – 45th
  • Immunization Coverage – 47th

more details

  • health insurance plans comparedSee the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Oregon.
  • Trust for America's Health ia another source for key Oregon health quality findings. In addition, 2010's federal health reform, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), included the creation of a prevention fund to provide more than $16 billion over the next 10 years to invest in effective, proven prevention efforts, like childhood obesity prevention and tobacco cessation, and the site has a report on how it impacts Oregon here.

get local health results

State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Oregon, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.


Does Oregon have a health insurance high risk pool?

Thumbs up on offering a risk pool.; Oregon Medical Insurance Pool
Toll-free 1-800-848-7280 or (503) 225-6620 (M-F 8am-5pm)

health-insurance risk poolsIMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Oregon started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Oregon's participation, click here.

Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.


Non-profit sources of health insurance information for Oregon

  • fhce logoThe Foundation for Health Coverage Education's mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage. Here is its guide on how to find health insurance in Oregon.
  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is tracking the progress of health insurance reform in each state. Its page for Oregon can be found here.
  • The National Committee for Quality Assurance is a private, non-profit organization that, among other things, provides health care plan report cards for consumers. Search for Oregon health insurance plan report cards.

Oregon state government health insurance resources

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Oregon Health Plan (OHP) —  Provides health care coverage to low-income Oregonians through programs administered by the Division of Medical Assistance Programs (DMAP). Currently, more than 600,000 people each month receive health care coverage through the Oregon Health Plan.

Oregon Department of Insurance —  Health insurance information for Oregonians.

Oregon Medicaid —  Medicaid provides health care insurance for low-income residents through a federal and state partnership. Federal regulations provide a framework for each state to build a unique Medicaid program or State Medicaid Plan.

The Family Health Insurance Assistance Program —  Helps regon families pay the monthly premium for high-quality, private health insurance plans. FHIAP pays from 50 percent to 95 percent of the premium for Oregonians who are uninsured and meet income and other guidelines.



Oregon reform, single-payer health care information

Oregon Health Plan Wikipedia entry —  A Wikipedia page on the plan, first passed in 1993, that at the time made Oregon the leader in health care reform.

Single Payer Oregon —  A statewide coalition of diverse organizations and organizing committees working together for a comprehensive, high-quality, publicly-funded health care system that will serve everyone in Oregon and the United States.

Health Care for All Oregon —  Working for secure, affordable health care for each and every Oregonian through a universal, single-payer health care system for every resident of the state (and nation).

State-specfic information on the Physicans National Health Program in Oregon.

The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Oregon -- How the Affordable Health Care act will improve the lives of people living in Oregon.

Why health care reform is important to Oregon -- This 2009 document by the AARP provides a compelling case f for health reform in Oregon.

The Benefits of Health Reform In Oregon -- The Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate looks at benefits of health reform for the citizens of Oregon.



Other helpful Oregon health and medical care links

Oregon mental health resource guide, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Government.

The National Coalition on Health Care's information for Oregon -- America's oldest, most diverse, and broadest based group working to achieve comprehensive health system reform.



How did Oregon officials vote on health reform?


H.R.2: Repealing the Health Care Bill

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Date of Vote: 1/19/2011 Status: House passed 245-189, 1 not voting
House vote
HOUSE|SENATE

1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]

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Health insurance exchange

Oregon state health insurance exchange Oregon's exchange

Find out what your state's health insurance exchange will look like.

Oregon health insurance premium rebates

state-by-state breakdown of health insurance premium rebates $4.65 million to 23,394 families

Insurance companies were forced to return an average of $368 per family in 2012.

State Health Insurance Guides

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OR health insurance news

Major insurer won’t participate in Oregon’s health insurance exchange

05/03/2013 7:05 PM
The Lund Report — Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon covers more people in Oregon than any other health insurer. However, it will not participate in the small-business exchange. Regence’s parent company is creating a new company called BridgeSpan to offer individual policies on the exchange.

Official pleased with progress on Oregon health insurance exchange

03/08/2013 8:03 PM
The Lund Report — Rocky King, executive director of Cover Oregon, says Oregon is further along and doing a better job than many other states in establishing a health insurance exchange.

Cover Oregon reaching out in seven languages

03/04/2013 3:03 PM
Associated Press — Cover Oregon, the state health insurance exchange, will use an interpretation service and develop outreach materials in Spanish, Russian, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese in addition to English in a concerted effort to reach the estimated 500,000 Oregonians for whom English is a second language.

Read more Oregon health insurance news

OR health insurance companies

Health insurance companies in Oregon.
Get health insurance quotes for these companies.

Health Net of Oregon
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the NW
LifeWise Health Plan of Oregon
ODS Health Plan, Inc.
PacificSource Health Plans
Providence Health Plan
Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon

Doctor directory for Oregon

Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.

Oregon Licensee Search
Oregon Medical Board

Other Oregon Public Resources
Oregon Medical Association

Health insurance for individuals OR

Resources for those individuals seeking health care insurance in Oregon. If you are looking for Oregon Medicare, visit our site for health insurance over 65.

How your member of Congress voted

how the Oregon congressional delegation voted on insurance reform healthreformvotes.org

Your members of the Oregon Congressional delegation voted on health care reform.