The Oregon Health Authority will soon start the process to search for a new insurance provider for more than 90,000 low-income Lane County residents.
In a legislative hearing this week, OHA Policy Director Dan Baden said the state received a notice that PacificSource, a Springfield-based not-for-profit company, would not renew its contract to provide Medicaid coverage in Lane County for 2026.
The agency is now tasked with deciding whether to allow a new insurer to move in, or let the remaining company, Trillium Community Health, take over health coverage for low-income residents…