Oregon Health Authority Names Lori Coyner State Medicaid Director

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) has named Lori Coyner state Medicaid director. As state Medicaid director, she is Oregon’s point of contact with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and manages policy conversations regarding the state’s contract with the federal government. She oversees all Medicaid policy changes related to Oregon’s demonstration waiver that launched coordinated care organizations and includes Oregon’s unique prioritized list, as well as providing oversight of all Medicaid home and community-based waiver policies. Coyner will work across OHA and the Department of Human Services to ensure Medicaid agency implementation is . . .