CMS Approves Oregon’s BHP Blueprint, With Coverage To Begin In July

CMS approved Oregon’s basic health program (BHP) blueprint Friday (June 7), and coverage for residents earning just above the income threshold for Medicaid will start on July 1. Enrollees will receive a benefits package, including all essential health benefits listed in the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and will not be charged premiums or other cost sharing. Oregon estimates about 102,000 residents will enroll in the BHP by 2025. The ACA created the BHP model, which is a health care program...