Health Share of Oregon: a community-oriented approach to accountable care for Medicaid beneficiaries

Health Share of Oregon: a community-oriented approach to accountable care for Medicaid beneficiaries

Collection:
Health Policy and Services Research
Series Title(s):
Case studies of accountable care systems (Commonwealth Fund)
Author(s):
Klein, Sarah, author
McCarthy, Douglas, author
Cohen, Alexander, author
Contributor(s):
Commonwealth Fund, issuing body.
Publication:
[New York, N.Y.] : Commonwealth Fund, October 2014
Language(s):
English
Format:
Text
Subject(s):
Accountable Care Organizations
Community Health Services
Delivery of Health Care
Medicaid
Oregon
United States
Genre(s):
Technical Report
Abstract:
Health Share of Oregon is a nonprofit founded in 2012 to coordinate the provision of medical, dental, and behavioral health care for Medicaid beneficiaries in a tricounty region encompassing Portland. As one of 16 coordinated care organizations designated by the state to oversee and improve the delivery of these services for a geographically defined population, it receives a global budget. It distributes per-capita payments to health plans-- some of which are integrated delivery systems--and county-run mental health agencies that have agreed to accept risk for providing or ensuring access to defined services. These risk-bearing entities--all founders of Health Share--serve on its governing board, along with representatives of community-based organizations and social service agencies committed to this population. Health Share brings these stakeholders together to improve care for high-need, high-cost patients; achieve efficiencies by centralizing certain administrative and enrollment functions; and create accountability for performance.
Copyright:
Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
Extent:
1 online resource (1 PDF file (11 pages)).
NLM Unique ID:
101656739 (See catalog record)
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101656739