CareOregon To Invest $7.5 Million In 25 Behavioral Health Provider Organizations To Improve Professional Recruiting & Retention

On June 17, 2021, CareOregon, an Oregon Medicaid Coordinated Care Organization (CCO), announced plans to invest $7.5 million in approximately 25 behavioral health service provider organizations to help them recruit and retain mental health and addiction treatment clinical professionals. The investment is part of a larger multi-year effort to stabilize the system and improve the consumer experience.

CareOregon network provider organizations must submit proposals for funding through the CareOregon Emergency Behavioral Health Workforce Stabilization Fund. The fund will provide funding to approximately 25 behavioral health provider agencies who serve nearly 85% of high-need Oregon Health Plan members . . .