Medicaid

A new law is aimed at supporting doula and lactation workers, but many say the success of those reforms depends on whether the state can fix persistent payment problems

A group of financial stakeholders is meeting regularly to advise the governor on how to prepare for reduced federal funding for Medicaid. The program is funded by taxpayers and insures one in three Oregonians.

State officials cited onerous work to implement federal Medicaid eligibility changes and other shifting policies.

Most Oregon hospitals have been bleeding cash for years, and at least two are already set to close their obstetrics units.

Glenn Medical Center’s ‘heartbreaking’ closure will put 150 people out of work and send rural patients to neighboring counties for care.

The Trump administration is taking its immigration crackdown to the health care safety net.

CareOregon is cutting the number of therapists it works with. The change will impact around 15,000 members.

Whether it goes forward may be up to the Trump administration.

During his first visit to his district since voting for federal budget cuts, the state’s lone Republican congressperson spoke of his “incredible power” to influence national policy.

‘It’s going to be bad for people with disabilities.’

The state used federal funds to stockpile emergency kits and power stations. Now those supplies are being distributed to eligible Medicaid recipients.

Lower-income people will be the hardest hit. Over the next 10 years, 3.4 million Californians could lose coverage.