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Fast Facts CareOregon's foundation is the idea that health care should be available to everyone. We were founded in 1993 by a partnership of safety-net providers, including the Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon Primary Care Association and Oregon Health & Sciences University. Our health plan opened February 1994 with 9,500 members in 14 Oregon counties. In April 1997, we became an independent, nonprofit 501[c] 3 corporation. (See a map of our current service area.)
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Here are some quick highlights about CareOregon:
CareOregon Health Plan Members - More than 155,000 CareOregon and CareOregon Advantage members (May 2011)
- Members reside in 31 different Oregon counties
- 76% of members live in the Portland metropolitan area
- 54% of members are female
- 59% are 19 and younger
- 19% are 4 and younger
- 26% do not speak English as their first language
- 46% self identify as non-Caucasian
CareOregon Health Plan Provider Network - 340 primary care provider clinics
- 1,530 primary care providers
- 43 hospitals
- 1,470 specialist clinics
- 6,550 specialist providers
- Health Departments:
FQHC – 19 organizations
Public Health – 2 organizations
RHC – 13 organizations
The Uninsured and Safety Net
- An estimated 613,446 Oregonians (or 16.5% of the state population) are uninsured*
- 27% of the uninsured have incomes below the Federal Poverty Level*
- A family of four at 100% of the Federal Poverty Level has yearly income of $22,050 and monthly income of $1,838**
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Source: Office for Oregon Health Plan Policy and Research, “Oregon’s Uninsured: Analysis of the 2008 American Community Survey,” published May 2010
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Source: Oregon Center for Public Policy, “2010 Federal Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia”
