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Oregon Receives First Medicaid Waiver Funding Food And Housing

(Salem, OR) -- Oregon has received a waiver from the federal government to launch a pilot program that's the first in the nation to address hunger, housing, and poor health for low-income families. Oregon will receive one-point-one billion dollars over five years to fund the program. It provides housing support, including rental assistance, for up to six months. It also expands the Oregon Health Plan to increase health coverage of young children.

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