Oregon’s Medicaid insurers directed more of their spending towards primary care than high-earning commercial insurers, according to a report released by Oregon health and business officials Wednesday.
The report details $1.4 billion in primary care spending from payers who collectively covered 2.5 million Oregonians — or almost two-thirds of the state’s population — in 2017.
Investing in primary health care helps keep patients healthy, prevents more serious health problems and saves costs in the long run, health experts said.
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February 6, 2019
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