Providence Health Plan’s Acquisition of CareOregon Will Not Move Forward

A transaction that would have combined CareOregon, the state's largest Medicaid insurer, with Providence Plan Partners, the insurance arm of Providence St. Joseph's Health, the state's largest health care provider, has been called off, representatives for both companies tell WW.

Activists, along with U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.), restated their concerns recently. On April 29, the four federal elected officials jointly wrote to CareOregon's board. "We write to share our concern about CareOregon's announced affiliation with Providence Plan Partners," the letter said. "Specifically, we are concerned about CareOregon's ability to ensure continued access to the full range of reproductive health care, trans-affirming, and end-of-life services and providers to the individuals they serve within Oregon's diverse Medicaid population."