In 2000, Oregon received HRSA SPG funds to perform a collaborative and comprehensive study of universal health care options in Oregon. The goals of the project included:

• Increase expansion of public and private programs;
• Increase enrollment of those already eligible; and
• Improve capacity and demand in Oregon communities' delivery systems.

Activities conducted for the grant included a household survey, focus groups among uninsured individuals, small business owners, and health care providers/administrators across Oregon, and an assessment of the small group market in Oregon.

In 2005, Oregon was awarded a HRSA pilot planning project grant to prepare for further expansions as the state faces renewal of its 1115 and HIFA Waivers. Oregon will be carefully assessing a sustainable approach to covering more children and non-categorical adults in existing public programs. The program will be looking to maximize enrollment of children eligible in both public and private coverage, applying initially to children and later to adult populations. The state will also provide planning and technical assistance to two committed communities working on community-level expansions by reforming their delivery systems and maximizing finances. Lastly, Oregon will review and improve Oregon's Population Survey (OPS) to ensure its reliability and validity as a tool for monitoring health insurance status in the state.

Learn more about the Oregon state planning grant effort.

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Oregon HRSA State Planning Grant: Final Report to the Secretary, October 2001

Oregon HRSA State Planning Grant: Final Report to the Secretary: Addendum, March 26, 2002

Addendum to the Final Report, September 2005

Final Report, September 2006

Final Report, September 2006

Chart: Community-based Delivery Systems, April 2001  

Cost Sharing Strategies for OHP Medical Services: Draft, July 2001  

"Crosswalk" Between OHP and Commercial Insurance, April 2001

Dual Eligibles: Integrating Medicare and Medicaid, February 2001

Edlund, T. "FHIAP Leavers Survey: Summary Report," Oregon Health Policy Institute, September 2001.

Garland, M. and Oliver, J. "Health Values Survey Report 2004," Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research, November 2004.

HRSA Household Survey Instrument, March 2001

Issues Involved in Designing a Basic Benefit Package and Determining Actuarial Equivalence, February 2001

Neal, M.B. and T. Hammond. "Statewide Household Survey on Health Care: Summary Report," Survey Research Laboratory, Portland State University, August 2001.

Oregon Business Tax Deductions/Exclusions for Employee Health Insurance, May 2001

Oregon Health Policy and Research, Small Market Report: Challenges and Opportunities in Serving OHP Enrollees and the Uninsured, August 2002.

Oregon Health Policy Institute, Summary Report of Survey of FHIAP Enrollees and Individuals on Reservation Lis t, June 2001.

Role of the Health Care Safety Net, April 2001

Santa, J. "Lessons Learned from The Family Health Insurance Assistance Program (FHIAP)," Office of Oregon Health Plan Policy and Research, July 2001. 

SCHIP Funding for Employer-Sponsored Insurance: Federal Issues and Barriers Encountered, February 2001

Securing Children Health Insurance Program Funding for Oregon's Safety Net, February 2001

Transitional Medicaid Assistance: Health Insurance Coverage for Families Leaving or Diverted from Welfare, February 2001

Washington State Health Care Authority, A Study of Washington State Basic Health Plan, June 2002.