Fast Facts

Our History

Public health roots; created in 1993 by a partnership of safety-net providers

Our founders: Multnomah County Health Department, Oregon Primary Care Association and Oregon Health Sciences University

Opened as a health plan in February 1994 serving 9500 members from 14 Oregon counties

Became a not-for-profit 501[c] 3 corporation in April 1997

CareOregon Health Plan Members

119,586 CareOregon members (Nov, 2009)

Members reside in 34 different Oregon counties

83% of members live in the Portland metropolitan area

54% of members are female

67% are 19 or younger

20% are 4 or younger

30% do not speak English as their first language

49% identify as persons of color

CareOregon Health Plan Provider Network

950 primary care providers (serving members from community health centers, academic health centers, large health system or group practices or private practice groups)

3000 specialists

33 hospitals contracted statewide

14 Public Health Departments

53% of members receive care from contracted safety net providers who also serve an additional 60,000 uninsured individuals annually

The Uninsured and Safety Net

An estimated 609,000 Oregonians (or 17% of the state population) are uninsured*

53% of the uninsured have incomes between 1-100% of poverty*

A family of 4 at 100% poverty has a yearly income of $18,852 and a monthly income of $1,571**

* source: Office for Oregon Health Plan Policy and Research
** source: Oregon Center for Public Policy