The Board felt this could remove some of the barriers that have prevented employees from seeking care from known local providers and those in bordering states. Secondly the Board recommended that for 2000, a subsidy would be available in certain counties where no HMO was available. The subsidy will work the same way the HMO subsidy works in all of the other counties. For example employees will NOT have to pay out of pocket for the monthly premium for themselves or families in year one. The Board will continue to evaluate the options available for rural Oregon.
Revenue has a Chicago district office.
I live in Portland but my children live in Umatilla. The subsidy applies only to the 11 counties the Board named and the close surrounding area- narrowly defined. It does not apply elsewhere. Each agency has a designated representative to administer the benefits program. Once your forms are complete, you may turn them in to your agency.