january 15, 2014
Cover Oregon: Open for business
and ready to serve you
Jan. 1 marks not just the beginning of a new year. For many
Tribal members, it also marks the beginning of insurance coverage
they can get through Cover Oregon, our state’s health insurance
marketplace.
Cover Oregon is the place for Tribal communities and others to
find health insurance and get financial help to pay for it.
Even if you receive services from your Tribal or urban Indian
clinic, Cover Oregon will work for you.
This is because health insurance helps cover the cost of services
received outside your Tribal or urban Indian clinic, like emergency
room visits, hospital stays or specialty care.
Despite challenges in the marketplace’s early months, thousands
of Oregonians are now covered by plans they signed up for through
Cover Oregon.
Many choices are available through Cover Oregon, including pri-
vate plans, Oregon Health Plan and Healthy Kids.
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If you are an enrolled member of a federally recognized Tribe and
sign up for insurance through Cover Oregon, you can expect:
• To help your Tribal community. Getting health insurance
helps fund Tribal or urban Indian clinics.
• Consistent care. You can continue to see your doctor at your
Tribal or urban Indian clinic.
• No cost for doctor visits. You won’t pay for any service you re-
ceive from a Tribal or urban Indian clinic. Also, you might qualify
for no-cost or low-cost health coverage at any doctor or provider if
you meet certain income requirements.
• Flexible enrollment. Special enrollment periods allow you to
sign up or change plans every month.
For more information on benefits to you and your Tribal commu-
nity, contact Loretta Meneley at 503-879-1359 or 800-775-0095 at
the Grand Ronde Health and Wellness Center.
We are ready to help answer your questions and help you sign
up. Assistance is free.
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You can also contact Cover Oregon by calling 1-855-CoverOR (1-
855-268-3767) or visit CoverOregon.com. n
S moke S ignals
First 201 luncheon
Photo by Michelle Alaimo
Tribal youth Logan bobb, front, and nick Larsen scoop cookie dough
and Julius roan eagle, back, ices cookies for the new Year’s Luncheon
at the elders’ Activity Center on Thursday, Jan. 2. About 60 people
attended the lunch where Youth education students helped Tribal
senior services cooks Kevin Campbell and Michael burton prepare and
serve traditional new Year’s food. On the menu was ham and grapes,
which represented health, salad and cornbread for wealth and black-
eyed peas and fried cookies for luck.
important notice to full-time students
All full-time students must submit verification that they have applied
to a scholarship outside the Tribe before funding will be released for the
term/semester.
Verification can include a scholarship award or denial letter, e-mail
verification that an application was submitted, a copy of the application
or the financial aid award letter that lists an outside scholarship.
Please contact Education at 1-800-422-0232, ext. 2275, if you have any
questions. n