Oregon's Medicaid Program

Paper Summary:

This paper discusses how Oregon's original Medicaid reform law provided for the centralized allocation of a broader array of health care services. It looks at how the policies applicable to the functioning of the Medicaid program in Oregon required a federal waiver for the state to deviate from federal laws governing the Medicaid program. It describes the Medicaid policy in Oregon and assesses Oregon's approach to the administration of the Medicaid program within the context of the overall effects of the approach on the state.

Outline
Introduction
Description of the Policy
Justification for Government Intervention
Assessing Efficiency and Equity
Evidence of the Benefits and Costs of the Policy to Oregon and Oregonians
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The state's controversial plan to prioritize Medicaid-funded services initially was rejected by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on the grounds the plan would violate the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The federal government contended that the original law tended to value of the life of a person with a disability less than the value of the life of a person without a disability. Oregon changed the law and the reform measure was approved by HHS through a waiver process for the state, and the new law was implemented in Oregon (Sage, Hastings, and Berenson, 1994)."

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