AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoMedicaid Coverage Changes: Oregon Health Authority says about 600,000 Oregon Health Plan members will soon get notices tied to new federal Medicaid work eligibility rules, with some people facing more frequent renewals and reporting steps starting in 2027 or early 2028. Corporate Medicine Crackdown: U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Val Hoyle introduced federal legislation mirroring Oregon’s 2025 ban on corporate takeovers of physicians, aiming to stop private equity and other for-profit control of medical practices. Local Health Policy & Access: OSF Saint Katharine in Oregon is offering free community flu shot clinics in October for people age 9 and older. Public Health & Food Assistance: Attorney General Dan Rayfield joined a coalition urging CMS not to change Medicaid rules in ways that could threaten funding, while a federal judge permanently blocked SNAP penalties tied to the Trump administration. Health Workforce & Housing: Everyone Village in Eugene is expanding workforce development with a new warehouse and renovated BottleDrop space to help people exiting homelessness; separately, Oakland announced a $1M Kaiser Permanente grant for a workforce-and-interim-housing pilot. Wildfire Health Research: Oregon State University research finds wildfire smoke particles can travel far and still affect calves’ performance, even when herds are well away from active fires.
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