Over the next week, uninsured Oregonians with few earnings who take a few minutes to register with the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) stand a good chance of obtaining free or low-cost health insurance.
The Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), which administers OHP, will randomly draw 20,000 names from the registry on October 20. Those selected will then be invited to apply for health coverage under a program called “OHP Standard.”
It costs nothing and it takes only a few minutes to register and you can also add the name of someone you know who you think qualifies to the reservation list.
To register for the reservation list, visit the Department of Human Services website, www.oregon.gov/DHS/open or call toll-free 1-800-699-9075. At that number you can also find out if you qualify for other health insurance programs.
Information from Oregon Center for Public Policy News Release October 6, 2010. To read the complete press release visit http://www.ocpp.org/2010/nr20101005OHPLottery_fnl.pdf
