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SALEM — Newly released public records show how in the span of less than a month, Oregon Health Authority officials reversed course and decided to phase out a nearly 30-year-old
With the passage of HB 4035 by the Oregon Legislature this week, Oregon has taken a significant step towards preserving health care coverage for people in Oregon when the public health emergency ends. HB 4035 directs resources towards creating an orderly transition for the estimated 300,000 Oregonians who may no longer qualify for Medicaid, also known as the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). Like other states, Oregon was asked early in the pandemic by the federal government to keep people from losing OHP coverage. OHP membership has risen from just over 1.1 million members before the pandemic to 1.4 million today. The federal government has told states that when the PHE ends, they have 12 months to determine who is eligible to stay on Medicaid and who must leave. HB 4035 sets up a process for OHA to potentially create a 'bridge health plan' which could be offered to low income Oregonians who do not qualify for Medicaid because they earn slightly too much. "Every Oregonian deserv