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Oregon makes it easier for Medicaid members to get birth control at pharmacies
18 Dec 2025 01:51 GMT
… provide the medications to Oregon Health Plan members and bill Medicaid directly — eliminating … the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2023 approved the … federal Medicaid rules required a prescription for coverage, even for drugs sold …
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Employer health insurance costs reach record highs in Oregon
17 Dec 2025 14:58 GMT
… health insurance provided through Oregon employers reached record levels … higher costs for prescription drugs and growing demand for … delaying care, something Oregon health officials say is … public programs like Medicare, Medicaid or coverage sold through …
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Budget cuts threaten Oregon program for helping people get jobs after prison
17 Dec 2025 14:17 GMT
… stint in an Oregon correctional facility on drug charges, he was … that leads me back to drugs.”
Van Hoose, 50, was … ’s no money in Oregon.”
Oregon abandons Medicaid expansion for people leaving … work to implement federal Medicaid eligibility changes and other …
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Oregon Health Plan members can now receive free over-the-counter birth control pills at pharmacies
16 Dec 2025 22:39 GMT
… right for them.”
In Oregon, these medications are already covered without a … , however, requires that all medications for Medicaid enrollees be prescribed by a … enrolled in the state’s Medicaid program. Oregon’s new standing order …
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Oregon makes birth control easily accessible to Medicaid recipients
16 Dec 2025 21:49 GMT
… prescription required.
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority on Tuesday announced … federal law requires that all medications for Medicaid members "be prescribed … the state’s Medicaid program," OHA said.
Oregon's standing …
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States consider payment limits to curb prescription drug prices with PDABs
16 Dec 2025 20:43 GMT
… states, including Colorado, Maryland, Maine, Oregon, and Washington, that have recently … pharma companies for certain obesity drugs, while the prior Biden administration … for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate drug prices.
Separate from …
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Oregon DOC reforms boost healthcare for inmates, cut lawsuits and grievances
16 Dec 2025 20:24 GMT
… measures to improve the Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC … the people of Oregon.
“The Oregon Department of Corrections … many institutions, faster medication lines at Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP), … a Medicaid 1115 Waiver in partnership with the Oregon …
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Measure 110 remains unstable and uncoordinated, according to audit
17 Dec 2025 19:19 GMT
… House Bill 4002 as Oregon's drug addiction crisis worsened. More … the state after lawmakers recriminalized drugs in 2024. The programs offer … Systems Division and separated its Medicaid and Behavioral Health divisions, fragmenting …
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Trump Administration Plans To Axe Funding To Hospitals That Provide Gender-Affirming Care For Minors
19 Dec 2025 16:19 GMT
… medical providers from receiving Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements if … in Medicare and Medicaid, and prevent Medicaid and Children’s … that the Food and Drug Administration will issue warning … Ron Wyden, a Democrat representing Oregon, said in a statement. …
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Trump administration funding changes likely to make Portland area homelessness worse in 2026
19 Dec 2025 15:42 GMT
… rules by 20 states, including Oregon and Washington, as well as … in humans” or that distribute “drug paraphernalia … under the pretext of … started, along with changes to Medicaid meant to go into effect …