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Timeline for Oregon Health Plan coverage of housing, food, climate benefits unveiled

Oregon will be the first state to use Medicaid dollars to ease the impacts of climate change on its residents
by
Jake Thomas
|The Lund Report Premium
September 7, 2023
 
Wildfire smoke covers the Ochocos Mountains in Central Oregon on Aug. 18, 2020. With a new federal waiver, Oregon Health Plan will soon cover some expenses related to climate change, such as the cost of air conditioners and air filters. | JAKE THOMAS/THE LUND REPORT

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Wildfire smoke covers the Ochocos Mountains in Central Oregon on Aug. 18, 2020. With a new federal waiver, Oregon Health Plan will soon cover some expenses related to climate change, such as the cost of air conditioners and air filters.