# Oregon Health Authority

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State government agency of Oregon, U.S.

Oregon Health Authority Agency overview Formed 2009; 17 years ago (2009) Jurisdiction Oregon Headquarters Salem[1] Employees 5,997 Annual budget $21 billion Agency executives Dr. Sejal Hathi, MD, MBA[2], Oregon Health Authority Director[2] Julie Johnson[2], Tribal Affairs Director[2] Website www.oregon.gov/oha/Pages/index.aspx

A mobile [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Oregon) testing center run by the Oregon Health Authority in November 2020.

The **Oregon Health Authority** (OHA) is a [government agency](/source/Government_agency) in the U.S. state of [Oregon](/source/Oregon). It was established by the passage of Oregon House Bill 2009 by the [75th Oregon Legislative Assembly](/source/75th_Oregon_Legislative_Assembly), and split off from [Oregon Department of Human Services](/source/Oregon_Department_of_Human_Services). OHA oversees most of Oregon's health-related programs including behavioral health (addictions and mental health), public health, [Oregon State Hospital](/source/Oregon_State_Hospital) for individuals requiring secure residential psychiatric care, and the state's Medicaid program called the [Oregon Health Plan](/source/Oregon_Health_Plan). Its policy work is overseen by the nine member **Oregon Health Policy Board**.[3]

OHA is responsible for the state's Medicaid program, which is operated under a Medicaid Demonstration waiver from the U.S. [Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services](/source/Centers_for_Medicare_and_Medicaid_Services) (CMS), known as an 1115 Waiver. The demonstration includes [coordinated care organizations](/source/Coordinated_Care_Organization) (a form of [accountable care organization](/source/Accountable_care_organization) or ACO) as the Medicaid delivery system; flexibility in use of federal funds by the CCOs; and a federal investment of approximately $1.9 billion over five years, tied to an agreement by the state to reduce the trend in per-capita medical spending by two percentage points by the end of the waiver's second year.[4]

## Divisions

OHA consists of these divisions:[5]

- Behaviorial Health

- Equity and Inclusion

- External Relations

- Fiscal and Operations

- Health Policy and Analytics

- Health Systems

- Medicaid

- [Oregon State Hospital](/source/Oregon_State_Hospital)

- Public Health

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-OHA-Contacts_1-0)** ["Oregon Health Authority Contacts"](https://www.oregon.gov/oha/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx). August 19, 2021. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210523121930/https://www.oregon.gov/oha/Pages/Contact-Us.aspx) from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved August 19, 2021.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-OHA-org-chart_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-OHA-org-chart_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-OHA-org-chart_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-OHA-org-chart_2-3) ["OHA Director"](https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pages/oha-director.aspx). *www.oregon.gov*. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-aboutus_3-0)** ["What is the Oregon Health Authority (OHA)?"](http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/about_us.shtml). Retrieved April 21, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Oregon Health Plan Waiver"](http://www.oregon.gov/oha/healthplan/pages/waiver.aspx). *www.oregon.gov*. Retrieved April 8, 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["OHA Programs and Divisions"](https://www.oregon.gov/oha/pages/programs.aspx). *www.oregon.gov*. Retrieved August 20, 2021.

## External links

- [Official website](https://www.oregon.gov/oha/Pages/index.aspx) - [Oregon Public Health Division](https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph)

- [Oregon Health Policy Board](https://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OHPB/Pages/index.aspx)

- [Oregon portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Oregon)

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