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Oregon health officials scramble to meet deadline on Medicaid work rules

Having worked to get a jump on a looming January deadline, Oregon now faces a major setback in adjusting to new rules released this week. A group of governors led by Kotek is calling for more time
June 4, 2026
 
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Gov. Tina Kotek speaks to reporters at a press event in April 2023 in Salem. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

Oregon health officials are scrambling to make changes by January that could throw as many as 200,000 lower-income people off their cover