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Unexpected signups fuel $260 million budget hole at Oregon Health Authority

Unexpectedly high enrollment numbers in the Oregon Health Plan will cost ‘a big chunk of change’ official says, and agency officials now will ask lawmakers for help funding that care as well as for unplanned staffing costs at the Oregon State Hospital
October 22, 2024
 
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The Oregon Health Authority in Salem. | OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

This article has been updated to incorporate additional reporting as well as clarification from the Oregon Health Authority .