Counties prepare for HR 1 work requirements, data-sharing toolkit and December training

Oct 16, 2026

Health system and county staff told the council that work/education/volunteer requirements for some Medicaid expansion adults start Jan. 1; OHA guidance on exceptions is pending. HealthShare and county partners plan a toolkit reveal Nov. 4 and a training Dec. 7 at the Washington Street Conference Center to help housing providers keep people covered.

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County and HealthShare-affiliated staff briefed the Housing Solutions Advisory Council on HR 1 implementation steps and cross-system planning. A presenter explained the rule will impose work, education or volunteer requirements for certain Medicaid expansion adults starting Jan. 1, and that Oregon's Medicaid waiver will shift to six-month redeterminations beginning Sept. 2027. "Work requirements ... start, on, January 1 for certain people," the presenter said.

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