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McMinnville, Ore. — Yamhill Community Care Organization (Yamhill CCO) launched its WellRide program starting October 1st. One of the most common and difficult barriers against receiving health services is access to transportation, and WellRide will reduce that barrier for many members. WellRide is a new product offered by Yamhill CCO, operated by First Transit, which […]

McMINNVILLE, Ore. — Yamhill Community Care Organization has been included among four health care organizations to serve as the inaugural models for community-based, collaborative efforts to improve population health by aligning public health, health care and other sectors. “Bridging for Health: Improving Community Health Through Innovations in Financing” is a project of the Robert Wood

Community effort in health care merits financial, quality rewards McMinnville—The State of Oregon has awarded Yamhill Community Care Organization (Yamhill CCO) $1,137,005 for meeting incentive and state measures of quality performance. Based on the final Health System Transformation 2013 progress report, YCCO met the benchmark or improvement targets on 14.8 of 17 Coordinated Care Organization

McMinnville—The non-profit Coordinated Care Organization that provides mental and physical health care for Oregon Health Plan (Medicaid) members in Yamhill County has officially adopted a new name: Yamhill Community Care Organization (Yamhill CCO). The change from Yamhill County Care Organization is small, but significant, says Jim Carlough, Yamhill CCO chief executive officer. “While we are

By Nicole Montesano of the News-Register Yamhill County has landed one of six Early Learning Hubs under a new state program intended to improve and expand children’s education from an early age. The hubs are intended to help daycare providers, pediatricians, schools, social services and public health centers coordinate their efforts, so that more children

McMinnville, Ore. — Yamhill County Care Organization (Yamhill CCO) celebrates its first year of operations this month. While planning for more health-care improvement objectives in the months and years ahead, Yamhill CCO is marking the anniversary with a look back at the past year’s accomplishments, and anticipating a Letter of Intent from the Early Learning

The state has granted the Yamhill County Care Organization final certification as an official Coordinated Care Organization. The new 501(c)3 nonprofit will begin providing managed care services Thursday, Nov. 1. While Oregon Health Plan members will just begin receiving new identification cards this week, the changes have been in motion since the Legislature issued a

Many members of Thursday night’s Yamhill County Care Organization audiences in McMinnville and Newberg were dressed in medical scrubs, while carrots, tomatoes and broccoli were served for snacks. That’s in keeping with YCCO’s mission — to deliver better health care at less cost to the county’s 16,000 Oregon Health Plan recipients. By ensuring more clients