Oregon Health Plan

The architect of Oregon’s Medicaid reform suggests instead of cutting Medicaid, the federal government should reform it, like Oregon did.

Without legislative action, taxes that fund Medicaid will sunset in the next two years, leaving a hole in the state’s budget.

The hospital trade association said Medicaid only pays 56 cents for every dollar of service provided and that other costs are going up.

Oregonians’ health care could face more change than most states under the new federal administration, and Dr. Sejal Hathi, director of the state health authority, said officials are preparing to respond quickly as things happen.

At least several thousand were affected while thousands of others who don’t qualify for Medicaid will keep their insurance.

Medicaid provides health care for tens of millions of low-income Americans. Now, for the first time, it's being used for housing and rent for people who are homeless or in danger of becoming so.

State health officials are checking to see whether kids in the state have been wrongly kicked off the free health care as they have been elsewhere.

A state system that often blocks treatment, with contractors trained by YouTube videos assessing patients, is under review after a whistleblower complained.

A new state law will automatically add Medicaid recipients to state voter rolls, but only if the federal government allows the Oregon Health Authority to share data.

Secretary of State auditors recommend changes to provide equal prescription access to all Oregon Health Plan members.

The hack affected current and past members of the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s Medicaid system.

The agency’s Ombuds Program report found a lack of residential treatment options for Oregon Health Plan members who need mental health or addiction treatment.