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  • The CareOregon Family: Jackson Care Connect CCO

    Jan 16, 2025
    Jackson Care Connect has made significant strides in expanding access to health care in Jackson County, where it now covers about 67,000 people—roughly 1 in 4 residents.
  • 30 years of CareOregon: A Timeline

    Jan 14, 2025

    In 1993, two Portland health care leaders sat down for a candid discussion. As the Oregon Health Plan took shape, Billi Odegaard, director of the Multnomah County Health Department, and Dr. Peter Kohler, president of OHSU, saw another need: a health plan wholly dedicated to serving Medicaid recipients under OHP’s pioneering approach. Their instincts were spot on. And their vision turned into CareOregon.

  • MEDS Ed: Bringing the classroom to health care professionals

    Jan 7, 2025
    Health care professionals face an ever-growing need for education on complex, evolving topics to better serve their patients. MEDS Ed, an innovative program developed by CareOregon, addresses this need by providing accessible, practical education on critical issues.
  • Hawk’s Eye Apartments: Supporting health through housing

    Dec 18, 2024
    In our 30th year, CareOregon was proud to open Hawk’s Eye Apartments – a project aimed at meeting the growing need for stable, affordable housing in Northwest Oregon.
  • Developing the health care workforce: Investing in the future

    Dec 6, 2024

    For three decades, CareOregon has been committed to ensuring Oregon communities have access to equitable and high-quality health care that meets the needs of our diverse members—and that means starting with the people who provide it.

  • Our dedicated employees: Meet Susan Westby

    Dec 6, 2024

    Susan Westby has been a part of CareOregon for over 20 years, bringing dedication and expertise to her role as Claims Examiner III. Hear what keeps her inspired to serve our members.  

  • Get to know CareOregon’s Connect to Care team

    Nov 5, 2024

    The Connect to Care team at CareOregon is dedicated to meeting members where they are—literally. Hear how the team makes health care accessible.

  • Housing is health: Investing in solutions

    Oct 24, 2024
    For 30 years, CareOregon has focused on providing equitable, meaningful access to high-quality health care for Oregon communities. Housing has emerged as a key priority, as it touches so many lives.
  • Our dedicated employees: Meet Jean Dillon

    Oct 16, 2024

    Jean Dillon has been with CareOregon for 23 years, and she works from home like many of her co-workers. Hear what keeps her inspired to serve our members. 

  • Our dedicated employees: Meet Echo Lin

    Sep 20, 2024
    Echo Lin, a Senior Finance Reporting Specialist, has been with CareOregon since 2001. Over the years, she has seen the company grow from a small team to the larger organization it is today. Hear what keeps her inspired to serve our members. 
  • A partnership for a stronger Rockwood

    Sep 10, 2024
    CareOregon has made significant investments in the Rockwood area, a community in Portland that faces high rates of poverty, food insecurity and barriers to health care access.
  • Our dedicated employees: Meet Sandy Benjamin

    Aug 20, 2024
    Sandy Benjamin, a Claims and Data Entry Supervisor, has been with CareOregon since 2004. Hear what’s kept her inspired to serve our members.
  • The CareOregon Family: Columbia Pacific CCO

    Aug 19, 2024
    The founding of Columbia Pacific CCO in 2012 marked a pivotal moment in CareOregon’s decades-long drive to improve the health of communities large and small.
  • Our dedicated employees: Meet Teresa Learn

    Jul 23, 2024
    Teresa Learn, Chief Financial Officer at CareOregon, began her journey with us back in December 2004. This year she celebrates her 20th anniversary. Hear what keeps her inspired to serve our members.
  • The CareOregon Family: Housecall Providers Hospice

    Jul 22, 2024
    As CareOregon celebrates its 30th year, one of its lines of business also marks a significant milestone—Housecall Providers Hospice turns 15.
  • Community parades: Fun is essential to good health

    Jul 3, 2024
    For 30 years, CareOregon has worked tirelessly to fulfill a serious mission—but that doesn’t mean we’ve forgotten that part of building healthier communities is having fun.
  • Our dedicated employees: Meet Karl Berry

    Jun 26, 2024
    Karl Berry has been a cherished part of CareOregon for nearly 23 years. Hear what’s kept him inspired to serve our members. 
  • Expanding access to mental health care with Trillium Family Services

    Jun 3, 2024
    We’ve worked closely with community partners over the years to support programs that help address the mental health needs of youth and families. 
  • CareOregon innovation: Traditional Health Workers Grants

    May 29, 2024
    Over the years, our commitment to innovation has driven us to work closely with community-based organizations on projects that best support our members.  
  • Our dedicated employees: Meet Cristie Lende

    May 29, 2024
    Some CareOregonians’ service stretches over decades! Hear what keeps them inspired to serve our members.

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