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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.)

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 (updated: 04/01/2013)
  • 352 primary care provider clinics
  • 1,558 primary care providers
  • 46 hospitals
  • 1,737 specialist clinics
  • 8,261 specialist providers
  • Health Departments:
    • FQHC – 72 organizations
    • Public Health – 9 organizations
    • RHC – 26 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 $23,550 and monthly income of $1,961**

* Source: Office for Oregon Health Plan Policy and Research, “Oregon’s Uninsured: Analysis of the 2008 American Community Survey,” published May 2010
** Source: U.S. Federal Register, “Annual Update of the HHS Poverty Guidelines ,” published January 24, 2013