Oregon Medicaid recipients face massive delays with new rent assistance benefit
A new Medicaid housing assistance program in Oregon is struggling with delays, leaving some recipients at risk of eviction.
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Oregon faces backlash over push to block Medicaid payments to unaffiliated, uncertified behavioral health providers
Backlash against the proposed policy was taken up by the board overseeing the Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday after ...
Oregon health Q&A: Any help for Medicare Advantage customers after Aetna, Providence split?
Q: Aetna will no longer cover Providence Medical Group providers, because they are considered “out-of-network.” What Primary ...
Oregon expands Medicaid coverage to include housing, utility assistance during health crises
Oregon health officials are planning to tap into federal health care money to help low-income residents avoid homelessness ...
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Oregon expands Medicaid to cover young adults with special health needs at no cost
PORTLAND, Ore. — Young adults in Oregon with special health care needs can now access no-cost health coverage and additional benefits through the state's Medicaid program, the Oregon Health Plan ...
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In Oregon, Trump’s Base Would Suffer Most From Medicaid Cuts
On Jan. 28, officials in Oregon and across the country reacted with alarm after being shut out of the reimbursement system for Medicaid, the federal and state health care program for low-income ...
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Oregon hospitals back Medicaid tax renewal to make health care more accessible
Oregon’s hospitals are lobbying to renew a tax on themselves, and on health insurance plans, that the state uses to shore up funding for the Oregon Health Plan, the Medicaid program that pays ...
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Oregon Health Authority extends Medicaid benefits to young adults with special needs
Oregon officials have extended health care benefits to thousands of young adults with special needs. A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 19- and 20-year-olds with ...
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Oregon extends Medicaid coverage and enhanced benefits to more young adults
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Young adults with special health care needs may now qualify for no-cost health coverage and additional benefits through the state’s Medicaid program, the Oregon Health Plan.