Oregon hospitals brace for Medicaid cuts that are expected to hit harder here than in most states

Weakening the safety net program will cost everybody. 

BY KHUSHBOO RATHORE

Oregon Journalism Project

When President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” into law on July 4, every hospital CEO in Oregon got heartburn.

That’s because the bill focused heavily on cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance program for low-income Americans called the Oregon Health Plan here.

— Source Oregon Health Authority

Estimates from Princeton University indicate that about 11% of Medicaid enrollees…

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