Oregon Senate approves renewing tax to bolster state’s Medicaid program
The bill raises and extends a pair of taxes on hospitals and health insurers, which the state uses to bolster federal funding ...
Oregon health Q&A: How does travel to others states affect Oregon Health Plan coverage?
Oregon Health Plan will not cover any medical care received in Canada or any other country, and covered care out of state is ...
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Oregon lawmakers, medical workers rally in Portland to ‘save Medicaid’
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — U.S. lawmakers from Oregon, medical workers and union representatives rallied in Portland Wednesday ...
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Nation should take inspiration from Oregon’s reformed Medicaid system, former Gov. John Kitzhaber says
The architect of Oregon’s Medicaid reform suggests instead of cutting Medicaid, the federal government should reform it, like ...
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Oregon’s legislature passes Medicaid tax extension in bipartisan vote
The taxes, and the federal matching dollars they qualify for, are one of the cornerstones of funding the state’s Medicaid ...
Lawmakers send bill funding Oregon Health Plan to Gov. Tina Kotek
Oregon lawmakers have approved a bill to ensure continued coverage for more than 1.4 million people on the Oregon Health Plan ...
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Former Oregon Gov. Kitzhaber says state could be model to reform — not gut — Medicaid nationally
Before John Kitzhaber became Oregon governor for the first time, he practiced emergency medicine as an ER doctor. He brought that knowledge of the health care system to bear in the late 80s and ...
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Oregon health officials urge vaccination for measles as other states report cases, deaths
Oregon health officials are urging people to get vaccinated against measles as more than 12 states, including neighboring California, have reported new cases in 2025. Two people, an unvaccinated ...
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Nation should take inspiration from Oregon’s reformed Medicaid system, former Gov. John Kitzhaber says
Allison Frost / OPB In the late 1980s, former Gov. John Kitzhaber was a chief architect of the Oregon Health Plan, the state’s reformulation of Medicaid. In 2012, he was the driving force behind ...