View full sizeBenjamin Brink / The OregonianGov. John Kitzhaber on Monday announced formal approval of a federal waiver including $1.9 billion in federal funding over five years.
, intended to cut costs while improving care to the Medicaid-funded OHP. The waiver includes the first formal approval of a tentative agreement for federal funding that made national headlines in May.
to support the reforms. In return, state officials promise to curb cost increases for state and federal programs.
The approval comes in time for startup of the state plan next month, when coordinated care organizations will begin providing integrated care in certain areas of the state, including Portland and Bend.