100% Access Healthcare Initiative

100% Access Initiative is committed to improving access to health care in Lane County – providing better health care for more people at less cost.

The initiative is working to connect people in Lane County with no (or inadequate) medical insurance with existing programs and services and will develop new community-based medical programs and services to fill the gaps where most needed. Click here to go to the 100% Access website.

Initiative History
The 100% Access Initiative formed as a result of the United Way of Lane County’s 2004 Community Needs and Assets Study which found that for the first time, access to health care, affordable medications and health insurance were the top three needs of people in Lane County across all socioeconomic, age and geographic groups.

The Problem
There are approximately 62,000 uninsured people in Lane County. The Community Needs and Assets Study showed that the least stable source of health care coverage was Medicaid or the Oregon Health Plan, with over one-half of respondents reporting interrupted coverage in a previous two-year period.

Current Initiative Projects

• Safety Net Clinics: Increase resources and support for the Lane County primary care safety net clinics including Community Health Centers of Lane County, Volunteers in Medicine, 4J School-Based Health Centers, and White Bird Clinic.
• Medications: Increase access to affordable medications for people with limited income.
• Mental Health: Provide care to people with mental illnesses at an earlier stage (before a crisis stage) and in community, rather than in institutional settings.
• Non-Profit Employees: Develop a lower-cost insurance product for employees (and their dependents) who work for non-profit organizations. Once developed, this product will be used as a pilot for small businesses.
• Outreach and Enrollment: Identify uninsured individuals and assist those who are eligible to enroll in appropriate publicly funded health care programs (Oregon Health Plan, for example).
• Medical Home: Link patients with an individual, team or organization with whom the patient can develop a healthcare relationship over time.
• Chronic Conditions: Increase participation by uninsured and underserved populations in chronic disease self-management programs.
• Quantifying Need and Improvement: Analyze the need, for example, how many people use an ED for basic care, and quantify improvements in access to health care and the return on community investment over time.
• Prevention: Strengthen and support dental care access efforts.
• Premium Support: Provide premium subsidies to support low-income individuals buy available insurance.

Initiative Partners
The initiative is made up of leadership representing the major health care institutions, government organizations, human service and non-profit agencies and other business leaders.

100% Access Partners

Health Care
Cascade Health Solutions
Lane Individual Practice Association
Lane County Medical Society
McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center
Medical and Surgical Specialists
Oregon Medical Group
Pacific Benefit Consultants
PacificSource Health Plans
PeaceHealth Oregon Region
Providence Health Plan

Government
City of Eugene
Community Health Centers of Lane County
Congressman DeFazio’s Office
Lane County Health and Human Services
Lane County Mental Health
State of Oregon—Department of Human Services

Non-Profit and Community Agencies
Center for Community Counseling
Direction Service
Head Start of Lane County
HIV Alliance
Laurel Hill
My School's Health Center
National Alliance on Mental Illness
ShelterCare
United Way of Lane County
Volunteers in Medicine
White Bird Clinic

Business and Other
Health Policy Research Northwest
Lane Transit District
Oregon Research Institute
Satre Associates, P.C.
The Ulum Group
University of Oregon

Note: There are many other organizations involved in the various 100% Access committees that are not listed above. In total, there are over 50 different organizations involved in the collaboration.