Oregon Health Authority may soon look for a new Medicaid insurer for 90,000 Lane County residents

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.

Baden said the state is waiting for PacificSource to submit a transition plan for Lane County. The agency will then have to decide if Trillium has the capacity to absorb PacificSource clients or if other