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Every five years, Oregon applies for a waiver of some federal Medicaid rules that allows us to expand who is covered by the Oregon Health Plan (OHP), pay for health care differently and implement other reforms. The renewed Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Waiver for Oregon has been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services as of Oct. 1, 2022.
Join us to learn about what have been approved and included in Oregon’s renewed waiver for 2022-2027. There is information about continuous enrollment for children and adults, expanded benefits for children, and new benefit packages around housing, nutrition and climate supports for people going through life transitions. The day's full agenda is linked below.
Background
Medicaid is a state and federal program. A state must apply for a Medicaid waiver when it wants to make changes from normal federal guidelines. OHP, Oregon's Medicaid program, delivers health care to people who have low incomes. A state can ask to waive certain regulations for greater flexibility around the following and more:
- Who is eligible for Medicaid
- What benefits they receive
- How health care is delivered to Medicaid members
The overall goal for the renewed 1115 Medicaid waiver is to advance health equity in our state. Under that umbrella, there are four main goals:
- Creating a more equitable, culturally- and linguistically-responsive health care system
- Ensuring people can maintain their health coverage
- Improving health outcomes by addressing social needs that impact health
- Ensuring smart, flexible spending for health equity
During the next few years, Oregon will be making a number of changes to OHP as a part of the next phase of transforming our health system. When more Oregonians have health coverage and supporting social services, people and families are healthier, our communities thrive and health care costs are contained for everyone.
Come learn about the renewed Oregon Medicaid waiver and how it will transform our state's Medicaid program to better serve our members.
To learn more:
Further information about the waiver application process can be found at Oregon.gov/1115WaiverRenewal. You can also read OHA's 1115 Waiver fact sheet in English or Spanish.
Questions?
If you have questions about this event, please reach out to 1115waiver.renewal@odhsoha.oregon.gov.
Meeting accommodation
Everyone has a right to know about and use Oregon Health Authority (OHA) programs and services. OHA provides free help. Some examples of the free help OHA can provide are:
- Sign language and spoken language interpreters
- Written materials in other languages
- Braille
- Large print
- Audio and other formats
If you need help or have questions, please email 1115waiver.renewal@odhsoha.oregon.gov.
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