An explainer on Oregon's Medicaid eligibility process

Federal rules require states to periodically verify the incomes of people on Medicaid. Income checks were suspended during the pandemic but are resuming this month.

PORTLAND, Ore. — For the first time in three years people on the Oregon Health Plan and the Children’s Health Insurance Plan, the state’s Medicaid programs, could lose their coverage if their family income has gone up. The plans cover about one in three Oregonians, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting.

Federal rules require states to periodically verify the incomes of people on Medicaid and remove them if their income exceeds the program limits. Income checks were suspended during the pandemic but are

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