Last year the Legislature and the Governor OK’d a new law to cover more people.
The state will add 35,000 adults to the OHP Standard Plan. To qualify, Oregon residents need to have income levels that are lower than the federal poverty level. (The poverty level is $10,836 per year for one person; plus $3,744 more for each additional member of the family.)
There are fewer openings for this plan than the number of Oregonians who are eligible. So the Department of HumanServices (DHS) is having a lottery every month until the spots are filled.
Here are the ways to get on the lottery list:
- Apply at www.oregon.gov/DHS/open.
- Call 1-800-699-9075.
- Or get a reservation packet at your local DHS office.
Oregon’s health insurance for children 18 and younger is free for children of families earning less than two times the federal poverty level. For families earning more than that, the monthly premiums vary. They range from an average of $22 per month for a family of two earning between $29,149 and $36,432 per year, to an average of $214 per month for a family of two that earns more than $43,717 a year. (You may download a copy of the table of rates here).
Oregonians may apply for this health insurance for children at the Oregon Department of Human Services web site. Applications are available in English, Spanish, Russian and Vietnamese. |
A new resource for information about health care, the Partner for Quality Care web site, gives Oregonians tips on what questions to ask doctors, where to look for health care information you can trust and how to get care that works.
The web site also compares quality in Oregon’s hospitals. Information about quality in doctors’ offices will be published this spring.
The Oregon Health Care Quality Corporation works with doctors, patients and health plans—including CareOregon—to gather the health care information that’s available to you at www.PartnerFor QualityCare.org.
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OHP Standard for adults 
