COFA Alliance National Network

Oregon Legislature Advances Healthcare Coverage for Legally Residing Pacific Islanders with Whom the United States Has a Unique Treaty

With the passage of HB-4071 Oregon will provide a COFA Premium Assistance Program that allows health care coverage for COFA Pacific Islanders beginning in January 2017. The Oregon legislature unanimously passed a watershed health care program that will give 1500 adult COFA Oregonians, whose income falls below 138% of the Federal Poverty limit, Medicaid-like health insurance coverage. Oregonian COFA Islanders are eligible to sign up to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and COFA. - March 09, 2016