Central Oregon Health Council

What Central Oregon Health Council does

Central Oregon Health Council (COHC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public-private governance entity created by Oregon Senate Bill 204 in 2011 and headquartered in Bend, Oregon. It serves as the official governance body for the Central Oregon Coordinated Care Organization (CCO), which administers Medicaid and Oregon Health Plan services through PacificSource Community Solutions across Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Northern Klamath Counties, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. COHC's core functions include CCO oversight, coordination of the five-year Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP), publication of the Regional Health Assessment, and operation of the Central Oregon Health Data website for live regional health indicators.

The organization's product surface is built around governance and convening rather than proprietary technology. Core offerings include the RHIP as a shared regional roadmap, the Regional Health Assessment and Health Data website as analytic infrastructure, the Quality Incentive Measure (QIM) performance program, and the Community Advisory Council. In 2025, COHC launched the 2025-2029 RHIP and the Be Well Central Oregon movement, marking a deliberate shift from direct program management to a connector, convener, amplifier, and partial-funder role. The council participates in the statewide Connect Oregon network, where third-party technology vendor Unite Us provides closed-loop referral infrastructure. COHC has disbursed over $25 million in community funding since 2015, awarded more than $20 million through RHIP grants since 2016, and oversaw $23.5 million in QIM incentive payments earned by regional partners in 2024.

COHC's revenue model is institutional rather than commercial: it receives state funding and coordinates the distribution of CCO performance incentive dollars and grant funding aligned with RHIP priorities. It does not sell products or services to external customers and has no disclosed pricing structure. Governance is provided by a 15-member board and supported by nearly 200 volunteers, with a small staff of 11-50 employees executing the convening, grant administration, and oversight mandate. COHC is led by Executive Director Dr. Arianne Powell (joined August 2024), supported by Directors of Community Strategy and Quality, and a Program Manager.

Name

Central Oregon Health Council

Legal name

Central Oregon Health Council

Website

https://cohealthcouncil.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Central Oregon Health Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that governs the Central Oregon Medicaid Coordinated Care Organization and convenes regional partners to implement the Regional Health Improvement Plan across Central Oregon (Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Northern Klamath Counties, and the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Healthcare Governance and Coordination

NAICS

Administration of Public Health Programs (923120), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Hospital & Medical Service Plans (6324)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Health Program Administration & Operations (HLAJAMAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Public Health Governance, Interagency Coordination & Partnerships (HLAJAMAD)

Keywords

• Regional health governance
• Medicaid care coordination
• Community health improvement
• Coordinated care organization
• Health data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Bend

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. State Funding and CCO Performance Dollars: COHC receives state funding and coordinates the distribution of Quality Incentive Measure (QIM) performance payments earned by the Central Oregon CCO (PacificSource Community Solutions). Under Donna Mills' leadership (2015-2022), the organization disbursed over $25 million in funding to community organizations, providers, and projects to improve healthcare quality and costs.
2. Grant Funding: COHC invests in regional projects aligned with the Regional Health Improvement Plan through grant programs. The 2020-2023 RHIP provided $10M over four years for funded activities. As of February 2020, over $20M had been awarded since 2016 through the RHIP workgroup process.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Central Oregon Health Council is a nonprofit regional health governance body that aligns healthcare partners, community organizations, and public agencies around shared regional health priorities codified in a five-year Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP). It provides governance oversight of the Central Oregon Coordinated Care Organization (PacificSource Community Solutions) for Medicaid/OHP services and distributes grant funding, Quality Incentive Measure performance dollars, and data resources to advance health equity, behavioral health, housing, and chronic disease priorities across Central Oregon. The organization supports a community movement called Be Well Central Oregon and operates the Central Oregon Health Data website as a shared regional intelligence resource.

Product overview

The Central Oregon Health Council operates as a regional health collaboration organization rather than a traditional product company. Its core offerings include the Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP) as the five-year strategic roadmap, the Regional Health Assessment (RHA) for comprehensive health data analysis, and the Central Oregon Health Data website for live indicator tracking. The Be Well Central Oregon program serves as a community movement for cross-sector action. CCO Governance provides oversight of Medicaid/OHP services through PacificSource. Additional programs include Quality Incentive Measures (QIMs) for performance tracking, regional grant funding, the Community Advisory Council (CAC), and participation in the Connect Oregon network for care coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Regional Health Improvement Plan (RHIP) Five-year strategic plan serving as the shared roadmap for coordinated regional action to improve health outcomes across Central Oregon, identifying priority focus areas and measurable health indicators for partners.
• Regional Health Assessment (RHA) Comprehensive five-year point-in-time analysis of health across Central Oregon, examining demographics, chronic diseases, behavioral health, social drivers of health, and environmental factors to identify regional strengths and gaps.
• Central Oregon Health Data Website Live data platform providing continuously updated regional health indicators, custom dashboards, and data resources for community planning, grant writing, policy development, and outcomes tracking across the region.
• Be Well Central Oregon Community-led movement turning the Regional Health Improvement Plan into coordinated, cross-sector action through partner alignment at three tiers: Supporter, Contributor, and Catalyst.
• Community Advisory Council (CAC) Advisory body ensuring community voice and lived experience inform regional health priorities, including OHP members, community representatives, and public health partners.
• Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) Governance Oversight of Medicaid and Oregon Health Plan services administered by PacificSource Community Solutions, ensuring accountability, regulatory compliance, fiscal stewardship, and alignment with regional health priorities.
• Quality Incentive Measures (QIMs) Program Statewide performance goals established by Oregon Health Authority to improve quality, access, and equity in care for OHP members, with earned incentive dollars reinvested locally through COHC coordination.
• Regional Grant Funding Program Grant program funding regional projects aligned with RHIP priorities including Behavioral Health, Childhood Trauma, Stable Housing, and nine specific health improvement areas.
• Connect Oregon Statewide collaborative network connecting health and social care providers through electronic closed-loop referrals, coordinated by multiple CCOs and powered by Unite Us technology.

Quantifiable outcome

• $23.5 million in QIM incentive funding earned by Central Oregon CCO partners in 2024 (100% payout on 13 of 15 measures)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Integration3 records

Partnerships

31 partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• OSU-CascadesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 November 2025Partner in Be Well Central Oregon network providing culturally responsive, peer-led mental health support groups for students, particularly BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disabled students, veterans, and first-generation students.
• Shakti Farm DesignminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2025Greenhouse design organization building passive-solar greenhouses for food access, education, and climate-smart practices, aligned with RHIP goals around health access, stable housing, and food security.
• Around The Bend FarmsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 October 2025Food system organization partnering with The Giving Plate and supporting Farm-to-Warm Springs project, aligned with RHIP goals around Health Access & Quality and Food Security.
• PacificSource Medicare Advantage PlanscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2023St. Charles and PacificSource reached agreement for PacificSource Medicare Advantage plans to remain in-network through 2024, including Oregon Health Plan and commercial insurance plans. Focus on reducing administrative burdens and promoting excellence in cancer care.
• Unite UscoreTechnology or Integration · 29 October 2020Technology partner for Connect Oregon, a statewide collaborative network electronically connecting health and social care providers. Unite Us provides secure, closed-loop referral platform enabling providers to send and receive electronic referrals and track client outcomes across services.
• Oregon Health Leadership CouncilmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2020Collaborative organization working to reduce healthcare cost increases and make insurance more affordable. Partnered in Connect Oregon initiative alongside COHC and other CCOs.
• 211infomajorTechnology or Integration · 29 October 2020Coordination center partner for Connect Oregon network, supporting community engagement and referral coordination across health and social service providers.
• CareOregonmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2020Oregon CCO partner in Connect Oregon statewide collaborative network addressing social health.
• Health Share of OregonmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2020Oregon CCO partner in Connect Oregon statewide collaborative network addressing social health.
• Columbia Pacific CCOmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2020Oregon CCO partner in Connect Oregon statewide collaborative network addressing social health.
• Jackson Care ConnectmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2020Oregon CCO partner in Connect Oregon statewide collaborative network addressing social health.
• AllCare HealthmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2020Oregon CCO partner in Connect Oregon statewide collaborative network addressing social health.
• Kaiser PermanenteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 October 2020Healthcare provider participating in Connect Oregon network for social health referrals.
• United Way of Deschutes CountymajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 February 2020Three-year $700,000 grant recipient supporting TRACES (Trauma, Resilience and Adverse Childhood Experiences) collective action initiative to improve health and wellbeing in Central Oregon by building resilience.
• TRACES (Trauma, Resilience and Adverse Childhood Experiences)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Region-wide movement building resilience and addressing trauma impacts. Over 100 partnerships comprising nonprofits, organizations and individuals in Jefferson, Crook and Deschutes Counties and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs.
• PacificSource Community SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacificSource is the Coordinated Care Organization (CCO) administering Medicaid and Oregon Health Plan services in Central Oregon. COHC serves as the governance body providing oversight of PacificSource, ensuring accountability, regulatory compliance, fiscal stewardship, and alignment with regional health priorities.
• PacificSource (Dual-Eligible Plan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPacificSource offers the only Dual-Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) in Central Oregon, serving approximately 2,500 people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.
• Oregon Health Authority (OHA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency that establishes Quality Incentive Measures (QIMs) and CCO contractual requirements. COHC coordinates regional performance against OHA metrics and reports results annually.
• St. Charles Health SystemmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary hospital system in Central Oregon. COHC partner for healthcare quality improvement and regional health initiatives. In 2023, St. Charles and PacificSource reached agreement on Medicare Advantage plans and cancer care services.
• Mosaic MedicalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity health center providing integrated primary and dental care. Active member of RHIP Steering Committee and partner in oral health and childhood trauma initiatives.
• Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner contributing to Central Oregon Health Data website development in partnership with public health departments and COHC.
• County Health Departments (Deschutes, Jefferson, Crook)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic health department partners in Regional Health Assessment development and Central Oregon Health Data website partnership.
• Council on Aging of Central OregonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing Medicare assistance resources to seniors, referenced for Medicare Advantage transition support.
• Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance (SHIBA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState program providing Medicare counseling, partnered with COHC for Medicare education and enrollment support.
• HDESD (High Desert Education Service District)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducation service district participating in Be Well Central Oregon partner network.
• NAMI Central OregonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Alliance on Mental Illness affiliate participating in Be Well Central Oregon partner network.
• COIC (Central Oregon Intergovernmental Council)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntergovernmental council participating in Be Well Central Oregon partner network.
• Confederated Tribes of Warm SpringsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTribal nation partner in Regional Health Assessment (Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, northern Klamath Counties, and Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs) and RHIP planning.
• HLC (Healthy Living Coalition)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization participating in Be Well Central Oregon partner network.
• COST (Central Oregon Safety Team)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafety organization participating in Be Well Central Oregon partner network.
• Youth-LineminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth support organization participating in Be Well Central Oregon partner network.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• 211info: Community information and referral service coordinating the Connect Oregon network's community engagement. 211info serves as the coordination center alongside COHC for social health referral tracking across Oregon.
• Unite Us: Technology platform powering the Connect Oregon network that COHC participates in for social and health referral coordination. Unite Us is a key infrastructure partner enabling COHC's cross-sector referral capabilities.

Direct peers

• CareOregon: Oregon-based CCO providing Medicaid services in the Portland metro and Columbia Gorge areas. CareOregon participates alongside COHC in the Connect Oregon statewide social health network and represents an analogous CCO governance structure in a different region.
• Trillium Community Health Plan: Oregon CCO serving Lane County and surrounding areas. Trillium operates under the same CCO governance model and QIM accountability framework, making it a structural peer to the Central Oregon CCO ecosystem that COHC oversees.
• PacificSource Community Solutions: Central Oregon's Coordinated Care Organization administering Medicaid and Oregon Health Plan services under COHC governance. PacificSource is COHC's primary CCO partner and the operational entity being governed; both organizations are interdependent in delivering Medicaid services in Central Oregon.
• Health Share of Oregon: Oregon's largest Coordinated Care Organization serving the Portland metro area. As a fellow CCO participating in the Connect Oregon network, Health Share operates under a similar governance structure and shares comparable Medicaid managed care oversight responsibilities, making it a structural peer to the COHC/PacificSource relationship.
• Columbia Pacific CCO: Oregon CCO serving Columbia, Clatsop, and Tillamook counties on the Northern Coast. A fellow partner in the Connect Oregon network, Columbia Pacific operates under a similar CCO governance framework and shares comparable Medicaid oversight structures.
• Jackson Care Connect: Oregon CCO serving Jackson County through a provider-led model. As a Connect Oregon partner, it represents another example of the CCO governance model with similar quality incentive measure accountability.
• AllCare Health: Oregon CCO serving Curry, Josephine, and Douglas counties. Another Connect Oregon network partner operating under similar Medicaid managed care governance principles and QIM accountability structures as COHC's oversight role.

Broad incumbents

• Oregon Health Authority: State agency that establishes Quality Incentive Measures and CCO contractual requirements that COHC monitors and reports against. OHA is COHC's primary regulator and contract counterparty, providing the statutory framework under which COHC operates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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