Oregon Medicaid To Offer Supplemental Payments For Behavioral Health Workforce Development

Oregon Medicaid plans to offer behavioral health provider organizations supplemental payments to support apprenticeship and training programs through United We Heal Oregon. To implement the payments, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), which oversees the state Medicaid program, plans to submit a Medicaid State Plan Amendment (SPA) for federal approval, and to launch the new program on January 1, 2025. OHA issued a notice of intent to file the SPA on November 5, 2024. The public comment window was scheduled for November 5 to 26, 2024.

United We Heal (UHW) Oregon creates career advancement opportunities with its employer partners in health . . .