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Medicaid director briefs Oregon House committee on Oregon Health Plan, 1115 waiver and coverage changes
Summary
Oregon Medicaid director Emma Sando gave a 45-minute orientation to Medicaid operations, financing and recent program changes including the 1115 waiver, OHP Bridge and continuous eligibility for young children.
Emma Sando, Medicaid director at the Oregon Health Authority, told the House Committee on Behavioral Health and Health Care on Jan. 21 that Medicaid is both large and complex and that the Oregon Health Plan is a central delivery system for the state.
“Medicaid is one of the most complex programs in that that that exists,” Director Emma Sando said, explaining that Medicaid varies by state and by program. She told the committee that about one in three Oregonians receive health insurance…
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