(Salem, OR) -- Oregon has the second highest renewal rate for Medicaid benefits following the pandemic. During the pandemic, people on Medicaid were allowed to keep their benefits. With the Health Emergency over they needed to apply for the Oregon Health Plan and five out of six Oregonians are keeping health coverage. Around 200-thousand people will lose coverage or have reduced benefits. Oregon continues to send renewal letters to people whose benefits will expire to determine whether they qualify for continued coverage.