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ILLUSTRATION BY THE LUND REPORT.

As Democrats Bicker Over Massive Spending Plan, Here’s What’s At Stake For Medicaid

Health experts say this could be the only time a fix to the “Medicaid gap” in Republican controlled states will be possible for many years.

Sep 30, 2021

GOP Medicaid Cuts Hit Rural America Hardest, Report Finds

Jun 7, 2017

Medicaid Expansion Too Big, Too Successful and Too Politically Disruptive to Gut

Oregon’s innovative Medicaid expansion under the CCOs faces big tests with Congress and President-elect Donald Trump promising to repeal the Affordable Care Act while Oregon faces a $1.7 billion budget deficit.

Dec 14, 2016

Obamacare ‘Replacement’ Might Look Familiar

Nov 11, 2016

Emergency Room Use Stayed High In Oregon Medicaid Study

Oct 20, 2016

Clark County Expansion Provides Contrast to Oregon Medicaid System

Oregon had an incentive to get as many new Oregon Health Plan enrollees it could handle -- every new member increases revenue for the CCOs, increases the risk pool, and helps bolster finances needed to make the Medicaid system transformation work.

Aug 14, 2014

Millions Of Lower-Income People Expected To Shift Between Exchanges And Medicaid

This KHN story was produced in collaboration with The Washington Post and is republished with permission from Kaiser Health News.

Jan 6, 2014

Oregon Expects to Save $79 Million by Expanding Medicaid

Legislation on the Medicaid expansion – House Bill 2859 and House Bill 2091 come before the House Health Committee today. Even after the federal government stops fully funding the expansion, the costs to the general fund will be offset by new tax revenues and reimbursements in other areas

Mar 8, 2013

Medicaid Expansion Offers Richer Benefits to 200,000 Oregonians

December 13, 2012 -- The 200,000 Oregonians expected to qualify for Medicaid coverage in 2014 will receive more robust benefits if the Oregon Health Policy Board approves a recommendation from the Medicaid Advisory Committee. Now many low-income adults lack the dental, rehabilitative and optical care required by the Affordable Care Act, which expands Medicaid coverage to 133% of the poverty line. Those newcomers would receive care in the Oregon Health Plan Plus that’s already offered to children, pregnant women and people with certain disabilities.

Dec 13, 2012

Oregon Could Reduce Uninsured by 51 Percent Under Medicaid Expansion

November 28, 2012 -- Just as Oregon and other states are weighing whether to expand Medicaid, a step made optional by the Supreme Court’s June 2012 ruling on the Affordable Care Act (ACA), findings from a new study detailing Medicaid expansion impacts on states may help inform their choices.

Nov 27, 2012