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Ask your insurer to send private health communications directly to you

Oregon lets you ask your insurer to send protected health information directly to you instead of the person paying for your insurance.

Steps

3 steps
  1. Choose private contact instructionsChoose email, telephone or a different mailing address for your communications.
  2. Send the signed request to your insurerComplete and sign the Oregon Request for Confidential Communication form. Ask your insurer where to send it by mail, fax or email.
  3. Allow for processing and renew the request after changing insurersUntil processed, your insurer may still send information to the policyholder. If you change insurers, make a new request to the new company.

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