Oregon Insurance Division: Other Sources of Assistance and Information

Other Sources of Assistance and Information

Oregon Health Plan (OHP): Oregon's Medicaid program provides health care coverage to low-income Oregonians.
Oregon Healthy Kids Program: Oregon's Healthy Kids program provides free or affordable health care for children 18 and under.
Family Health Insurance Assistance Program (FHIAP): This program helps Oregonians pay the premiums for health insurance through their employer or through an individual health plan.
Free or Reduced Price Clinics: Federally funded health centers offer free care in both urban and rural areas.

Oregon Medical Insurance Pool (OMIP): This state program offers medical insurance coverage for all Oregonians denied adequate medical insurance coverage because of current or prior health conditions. It also provides health benefit portability coverage to Oregonians who have exhausted COBRA benefits and have no other portability options available to them.

Medicare: Health insurance for people age 65 or older, some people under age 65 with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease.
Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA): State program that offers personalized help understanding Medicare choices.
Social Security Administration: Where Medicare beneficiaries apply for "extra help" with Part D costs.

Oregon Prescription Drug Program: This state program provides discounts on prescription drugs, especially generics. Available to all Oregonians, regardless of age or income.
Federal Drug Administration (FDA): The FDA regulates prescription drugs, medical devices, biologics, and the advertising of dietary supplements including natural remedies.

Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research (OHPR): This state agency promotes "universal access to an adequate level of high quality health care at an affordable cost."