Oregon Health Plan

A view of the Oregon State Capitol in February 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Health care for 1 in 3 Oregonians in question as GOP mulls cuts in D.C. Premium

Care for 1.4 million Oregonians could face cuts or changes such as work requirements even as state lawmakers push to renew a key source of. health care funding that's eyed for cuts — the state’s provider tax.

Feb 13

Rock formations at Bandon Beach in Southern Oregon. | LISA MCKELLY/PIXABAY

Troubled Bandon-based nonprofit will stay open, preserving care on the Oregon coast

After years of turmoil, Coast Community Health Center was prepared to call it quits two weeks ago. But the federally funded nonprofit now says an infusion of funds and a new operating partner will keep services going to low-income residents.

Jan 28
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Gov. Tina Kotek and Attorney General Dan Rayfield blasted the Trump administration on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 after federal funding portals shut down in the wake of a new White House order.

Kotek, Rayfield blast Trump over shutdown of Medicaid funding

As lawmakers take up an optimistic budget proposed by Kotek, the unexplained abrupt shutdown of federal reimbursements to a variety of safety net programs is sparking a backlash across the country

Jan 28

A view of the Oregon State Capitol in November 2024. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon lawmakers outline plans, priorities for health care in session

The upcoming five-month session could lead to significant progress, according to a legislative panel

Jan 7
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Rachel Solotaroff at Portland's Old Town Clinic. | COURTESY CENTRAL CITY CONCERN

How Oregon health officials are preparing for change under Trump

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

Jan 3
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Shortages of funds but not of issues marked Oregon health care in 2024

With health care undergoing rapid transformation, officials and lawmakers have struggled to keep up as ripple effects hit patients, providers and members of the public

Dec 31, 2024
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Oregon officials, experts grappled behind the scenes with youth gender-affirming care guideline

Records show how state medical advisors decided questions around youth transgender care were outweighed by a state law ensuring access

Dec 12, 2024

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Oregonians brace for health care changes as second Trump term nears

Oregon’s protections for gender-affirming care, abortion and access for people who are noncitizens could face tests under a president-elect who gave mixed signals on the campaign trail

Nov 7, 2024
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Oregon’s landmark evidence-based coverage program is going away, but what’s next is unclear

For three decades the state has used public meetings and research to decide what services are covered under the Oregon Health Plan. Officials are deciding how to reorganize the program, but little has been shared publicly about their plans.

Jul 30, 2024
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