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Coordinated Care Organizations seek longer contracts amid federal uncertainty; OHA offers limited extension
Summary
CCOs asked the committee to extend contract lengths from five to ten years or to give the Oregon Health Authority flexibility to delay procurement. Proponents said longer contracts provide stability for communities and allow long‑term investments; OHA said it is prepared to extend existing contracts two years if given statutory flexibility. The
Representatives of Oregon’s coordinated care organizations told the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care that the state should extend contract lengths or give the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) the flexibility to delay procurement amid federal policy uncertainty.
Dan Cushing, government affairs director for Yamhill Community Care, said CCOs were created to encourage upstream investment and prevention, and that five‑year contracts force…
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