The Oregon Health Authority has planned listening sessions for Lane County residents enrolled in Medicaid to learn about the transition from PacificSource to Trillium. 

PacificSource will no longer be a coordinated care organization for Lane County residents enrolled in the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid program for low- and moderate-income households. Starting in February 2026, Trillium will be the only coordinated care organization serving Lane County.

The state contracts with coordinated care organizations, known as CCOs, to provide coverage for Oregon Health Plan enrollees through their networks of providers. Both Trillium and PacificSource ran CCOs in Lane County, but PacificSource, citing financial difficulties, has said it will not renew its CCO contract for Lane County.

The state’s scheduled meetings will be opportunities for providers and Medicaid recipients to learn more about the transition. Representatives from the Oregon Health Authority, Trillium and PacificSource will be available at all meetings to answer questions.

Here are the details:

For health care providers: Two virtual sessions are planned: The first is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 8 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3. The second is planned for noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4. Providers interested in either session can sign up here. 

For Oregon Health Plan members: Three separate in-person sessions are planned and all of them have a virtual option.

The sessions are: 

  • Noon to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, Cottage Grove Community Center, 700 E. Gibbs Ave., Cottage Grove.
  • 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9, Siuslaw Public Library, 1460 Ninth St., Florence.
  • 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, Graduate by Hilton Eugene, 66 E. Sixth  Ave., Eugene. 

To register in advance for the in-person and virtual options, go here to sign up. 

For more details about the transition and planned meetings are available here. Providers and Oregon Health Plan participants can take an online survey about their concerns and questions.

Ben Botkin covers politics and policy in Lane County. He has worked as a journalist since 2003, most recently at the Oregon Capital Chronicle, where he covered justice, health and human services and documented regional efforts to fentanyl addiction. Botkin has worked in statehouses in Idaho, Nevada, Oklahoma and, of course, Oregon. When he's not working, you'll find him road tripping across the West, hiking or surfing along the Oregon Coast.