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Agencies report progress on SB 296: eligibility dashboard, PHAC 100‑day benefit now live
Summary
Oregon health agencies and providers told the Senate Interim Committee on Health that work directed by Senate Bill 296 is underway: a Medicaid LTSS eligibility dashboard is in final testing, reports to the legislature are due by Aug. 15, 2026, and the post‑hospital extended care (PHAC) benefit expanded from 20 to 100 days is live as of Jan. 1, 2026 for eligible Oregon Health Plan members.
Co‑chairs and task force members briefed the Senate Interim Committee on Health today on implementation steps following the task force report and last year’s legislation (Senate Bill 296). Jimmy Jones (executive director, Mid Willamette Valley Community Action Agency) summarized the task force origins and unanimous recommendations to address hospital discharge bottlenecks that emerged during the pandemic, including Medicaid LTSS eligibility delays, workforce shortages and the need for expanded community post‑acute care settings.
Jane Ellen Weidance (deputy director of policy, Office of…
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