Medicaid /tags/medicaid Medicaid en-US Copyright Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:52:50 GMT Oregon tops country in share of people retaining Medicaid, study finds /health-and-medicine/2024-07-25/oregon-tops-country-in-share-of-people-retaining-medicaid-study-finds About 80% of Medicaid members in Oregon have retained coverage since a nationwide unwinding began compared to less than 4% in Texas, which was last. Thu, 25 Jul 2024 13:52:50 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-07-25/oregon-tops-country-in-share-of-people-retaining-medicaid-study-finds Lynne Terry Oregon Health Authority needs more language and behavioral health services, report says /health-and-medicine/2024-07-15/oregon-health-authority-needs-more-language-and-behavioral-health-services-report-says The Oregon Health Authority’s Ombuds program is concerned about the lack of care in languages other than English and gaps in mental health and addiction treatment for Oregonians enrolled in Medicaid. Mon, 15 Jul 2024 13:42:59 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-07-15/oregon-health-authority-needs-more-language-and-behavioral-health-services-report-says Ben Botkin Oregon expands free Medicaid health insurance to tens of thousands more people /health-and-medicine/2024-07-02/oregon-expands-free-medicaid-health-insurance-to-tens-of-thousands-more-people After two years of planning, Oregon is officially expanding its Medicaid program to give tens of thousands of more people access to the free health insurance program. Tue, 02 Jul 2024 22:58:26 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-07-02/oregon-expands-free-medicaid-health-insurance-to-tens-of-thousands-more-people Lynne Terry More Oregonians buy private health insurance plans as thousands lose Medicaid coverage /health-and-medicine/2024-04-17/more-oregonians-buy-private-health-insurance-plans-as-thousands-lose-medicaid-coverage They represent a small fraction of the tens of thousands of people who’ve lost free Medicaid benefits since last April. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:24:31 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-04-17/more-oregonians-buy-private-health-insurance-plans-as-thousands-lose-medicaid-coverage Lynne Terry ‘They told me I have no coverage’: Californians surprised by loss of Medi-Cal insurance /health-and-medicine/2023-12-19/they-told-me-i-have-no-coverage-californians-surprised-by-loss-of-medi-cal-insurance The federal government suspended an annual Medicaid renewal requirement during COVID-19. Now that it has resumed, many Californians are losing coverage for “procedural reasons.” Tue, 19 Dec 2023 13:54:31 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-12-19/they-told-me-i-have-no-coverage-californians-surprised-by-loss-of-medi-cal-insurance Ana B. Ibarra Oregon’s Medicaid renewal process boots eligible children, adults off the plan /health-and-medicine/2023-10-27/oregons-medicaid-renewal-process-boots-eligible-children-adults-off-the-plan At least several thousand were affected while thousands of others who don’t qualify for Medicaid will keep their insurance. Sat, 28 Oct 2023 01:07:57 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-10-27/oregons-medicaid-renewal-process-boots-eligible-children-adults-off-the-plan Lynne Terry Can states ease homelessness by tapping Medicaid funding? Oregon is betting on it /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-10-11/can-states-ease-homelessness-by-tapping-medicaid-funding-oregon-is-betting-on-it Medicaid provides health care for tens of millions of low-income Americans. Now, for the first time, it's being used for housing and rent for people who are homeless or in danger of becoming so. Thu, 12 Oct 2023 13:45:45 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-10-11/can-states-ease-homelessness-by-tapping-medicaid-funding-oregon-is-betting-on-it Katia Riddle Did Oregon children eligible for Medicaid lose coverage? /health-and-medicine/2023-09-29/did-oregon-children-eligible-for-medicaid-lose-coverage State health officials are checking to see whether kids in the state have been wrongly kicked off the free health care as they have been elsewhere. Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:32:22 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-09-29/did-oregon-children-eligible-for-medicaid-lose-coverage Lynne Terry Oregon becomes 3rd in nation to seek federal approval for a basic health program /health-and-medicine/2023-09-12/oregon-becomes-3rd-in-nation-to-seek-federal-approval-for-a-basic-health-program The program is scheduled to launch in just 9 months. If approved, it will allow tens of thousands of people slated to lose Medicaid coverage to keep their free health care. But it is expected to drive premiums up for some others. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:00:23 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-09-12/oregon-becomes-3rd-in-nation-to-seek-federal-approval-for-a-basic-health-program Amelia Templeton Medicaid patients denied treatment, adding to Oregon’s mental health crisis /health-and-medicine/2023-09-04/medicaid-patients-denied-treatment-adding-to-oregons-mental-health-crisis A state system that often blocks treatment, with contractors trained by YouTube videos assessing patients, is under review after a whistleblower complained. Mon, 04 Sep 2023 14:11:13 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-09-04/medicaid-patients-denied-treatment-adding-to-oregons-mental-health-crisis Ben Botkin