Oregon Health Plan

Reductions in the state's low-income health care program are forcing Washington, Clackamas and Multnomah counties to contemplate eliminating the bulk of their staffing for programs intended to help the severely mentally ill. The cuts are not related to federal cuts expected to take effect in later years.

The Oregon Health Authority was set to roll out a highly touted new climate benefit for low-income Oregon Health Plan members, but now it is having to change course to offer a much narrower benefit that won't help as many people or help them in as timely a way.

The hack was related to a security issue with MOVEit file transfer software, which also led to the Oregon DMV data breach in June.

A commission created by the Oregon Legislature has a September deadline to propose a plan for people at risk of losing Medicaid coverage.

Coordinated Care Organizations manage the Oregon state version of Medicaid on a local level. Trillium, the CCO in Lane County, is so profitable it's received a buyout offer from the Fortune 500 corporation Centene. Some locals are concerned.