Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is trying to squeeze a new, slimmed-down health care waiver out of the federal government — before the Trump administration starts.

Oregon has had a Medicaid waiver since 1994 when former Gov. John Kitzhaber started the Oregon Health Plan.

The latest extension was granted in 2012 and sunsets next year. It allowed the state to roll out a new system of Coordinated Care Organizations.

Before the 2016 presidential election, the state hoped the new extension would allow them to support the homeless and the hungry, saying that would improve the health of a whole population.

But now, because of President-elect Trump’s stated intention to repeal Obamacare, the governor’s advisor, Jeremy Vandehey, said they’re asking the Centers for Medicaid Services, for a quick renewal before the new administration is in office. “Given the amount of time that’s left," said Vandehey. "It would have to be a much more straightforward extension and it likely would not include a lot of the bigger asks, that we frankly weren’t expecting to have with CMS until next year anyway.”

2012’s waiver extension came with $1.9 billion of federal support. Hopes for similar support for the next extension have faded, meaning the Oregon Health Plan is facing significant cuts.

Oregonians have a 1 in 200 chance of being diagnosed with HIV, according to the CDC.

But the Oregon Health Authority thinks that by focusing on three key strategies, all new infections can be stopped by 2021.

Dr. Sean Schafer with the Public Health Division said the first strategy is get more testing for the infection done in the state.

“Testing’s easy. Everyone has an HIV status. You’re either positive or you’re negative and you should know it," Schafer said. "When people know their status, they immediately take steps to avoid infecting others. And they start medical treatment.”

Only 35 percent of Oregonians have been tested.

The two other strategies are prevention — that is, high risk individuals taking a pill to stop them passing-on the virus — and treatment. Thanks to modern drugs, individuals who get early treatment can lead long lives.

Health departments are applying for grants to help cover any extra cost.

Every dollar a state spends on mental health cuts about 25 cents from jail expenditures, according to a new study from Oregon State University.

The study, published in the journal "Social Science & Medicine," looked at 44 states and Washington, D.C., over a period of nine years.

Professor Jangho Yoon with the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, says 35 of the states could have reduced their jail populations by spending more money on inpatient mental health care.

“We find that $1 increase in inpatient mental health expenditures would lead to a 25-cent decrease in jail costs overall,” Yoon said.

The idea is that the more help you give someone struggling with mental illness, the less likely they are to run afoul of the law and go to jail.

The U.S. Department of Justice estimates that more than half of inmates have a mental health problem.

The average cost for housing a jail inmate is $60 a day.