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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is a government agency in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was established by the passage of Oregon House Bill 2009 by the 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly, and split off from Oregon Department of Human Services. OHA oversees most of Oregon's health-related programs including behavioral health (addictions and mental health), public health, Oregon State Hospital for individuals requiring secure residential psychiatric care, and the state's Medicaid program called the Oregon Health Plan. Its policy work is overseen by the nine member Oregon Health Policy Board.[5]
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2009 |
| Jurisdiction | Oregon |
| Headquarters | Salem[1] |
| Employees | 4,381[2] |
| Annual budget | $27,227 million[3] |
| Agency executives | |
| Parent department | Oregon Department of Human Services |
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| Website | www |
The interim Health Authority director is James Schroeder. Its first director was Bruce Goldberg, M.D., former director of the Oregon Department of Human Services.[6]
OHA is responsible for the state's Medicaid program, which is operated under a Medicaid Demonstration waiver from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), known as an 1115 Waiver. The demonstration includes coordinated care organizations (a form of accountable care organization or ACO) as the Medicaid delivery system; flexibility in use of federal funds by the CCOs; and a federal investment of approximately $1.9 billion over five years, tied to an agreement by the state to reduce the trend in per-capita medical spending by two percentage points by the end of the waiver's second year.[7]
Divisions edit
OHA consists of these Divisions[8]
- External Relations Division
- Fiscal and Operations Division
- Health Policy and Analytics Division
- Health Systems Division
- Office of Equity and Inclusion
- Oregon State Hospital
- Public Health Division
References edit
- ^ "Oregon Health Authority Contacts". August 19, 2021. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ^ "Oregon Heath Authority 2021-23 Ways and Means Reference Documents Index" (PDF). www.oregon.gov. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ "Oregon Heath Authority 2021-23 Ways and Means Reference Documents Index" (PDF). www.oregon.gov. p. 642. Retrieved 2021-08-19.
- ^ a b c d "Oregon-Health-Authority.pdf" (PDF). www.oregon.gov. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
- ^ "What is the Oregon Health Authority (OHA)?". Retrieved April 21, 2010.
- ^ "Oregon Health Authority News and Information OHA Leadership Team". Archived from the original on 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ "Oregon Health Plan Waiver". www.oregon.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ^ "OHA Programs and Divisions". www.oregon.gov. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
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