Medicaid

Beginning in 2027, Oregonians must prove they work to receive health insurance coverage under Medicaid.

Attorneys general in Oregon, California, Washington and other states are suing the federal government for sharing residents’ Medicaid records with federal immigration enforcement officials.

Many undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it “an abuse.”

Oregon’s lone Republican Congressman, Cliff Bentz, represents more than 705,000 Oregonians — about 16% of the state’s population — who are likely to feel disproportionately the cuts in the Republican tax and spending bill currently being considered by the U.S. Senate and that passed the U.S. House in May.

President Donald Trump said in a social media post that he wants the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ on his desk by July 4.

A proposal in Congress would require some adults to document 80 hours a month of work or school. Experts say the red tape and paperwork is so cumbersome that even people who work will lose their health insurance.

President Donald Trump’s signature budget legislation would punish 14 states that offer health coverage to people in the U.S. without authorization, including California, Oregon and Washington.

Newsom’s Medi-Cal budget plan would shift money for voter-approved increases in doctors’ pay and reproductive care to cover other expenses. The cost of the low-income health insurance program has been growing rapidly.

A bill that passed a key committee vote in Congress this week would add a work requirement for some on Medicaid and would jeopardize billions in Medicaid funding for Oregon.

California uses Medicaid to pay for a range of nontraditional health care services, including housing. The Trump administration wants to scale back those programs.

More than a third of Californians depend on Medi-Cal for a range of health care coverage. Now the program finds itself in the political crosshairs of federal budget-cutters.

Potential cuts to Medicaid have Californians bracing for changes that could weaken recent gains in mental health care and addiction treatment.