Oregon officials spoke Tuesday afternoon ahead of a federal funding freeze ordered by the Trump administration and how it could impact the state. The federal funding and grant freeze, which was announced late Monday night by the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget,

The Oregon Health Authority on Wednesday flagged three organizations for overshooting this limit between 2021 and 2022 without justifying the increase. They include Eugene-based Oregon Medical Group and two insurers, Moda Health and UnitedHealthcare, both of which managed Medicare Advantage plans.

Oregon and 22 other states are suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze to many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable to access reimbursements for Medicaid and child care programs and sending state officials scrambling to determine the total effect.

Oregon Health Authority has awarded $23 million to repair and rehabilitate homes of low-income residents to eliminate risks to residents’ health to the Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon and 34 local organizations.

Keeping people from affordable healthcare will come at a cost for providers and insurers in Oregon, and so far, the Oregon Health Authority says three health ca

A survey of Oregonians last year found that about three-quarters of Oregonians were burdened by health care costs and about the same number delayed care because of the cost. Additionally, 83% of Oregonians worried about being able to afford health care in the future.

A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 19- and 20-year-olds with intellectual, physical or mental disabilities.

The Oregon Health Authority has found that Eugene-based Oregon Medical Group, and two insurers, unreasonably increased healthcare costs.

Oregon health care officials are bracing for policy and funding changes as incoming president Donald Trump gets ready to take office Jan. 20.

Last month, WW reported that the Oregon Health Authority would issue rulemaking in early 2025 that would bar therapists in training from billing Medicaid if they work independently of a Medicaid-contracted clinic.

The filing in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest development as the high-profile program’s future hangs in the balance. It comes even as state officials consider Oregon Health & Science University’s controversial proposal to absorb Legacy Health to create a major new health system powerhouse.

Disability Rights Oregon wants the state to send only felony defendants who are unable to aid in their own defense and need mental health treatment to the state psychiatric hospital — not those facing misdemeanors or lower-level violations - as Oregon continues to flout a federal court order for quicker admissions.