title: Background on the Oregon Health Plan.
abstract: Because of limited resources, the health care industry has been forced to choose how funds are spent. Public fee-for-service systems have begun to face the hard choices inherent in managed care. The Oregon Health Plan was designed to provide a rational approach to addressing these changes directly.
authors.affiliation: Oregon Health Sciences University, USA.
authors.forename: N R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Penner
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: McFarland
mesh_terms: D015276:Health Care Rationing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006292:Health Priorities; D006801:Humans; D008484:Medicaid / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D009922:Oregon; D011639:Public Opinion; D013221:State Health Plans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States