Democratic Governors Call for More Time to Implement New Medicaid Rules

Democratic governors call for more time to implement new Medicaid rules

With just three months left to prepare before complex new Medicaid reporting and eligibility rules take effect, Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is again leading a group of governors seeking an extended timeline. In a letter Thursday, Kotek and the governors of California, Maine, New Mexico and Virginia called on Health and Human Services Director Robert […]

GOVERNOR KOTEK PUSHES FOR MORE TIME TO PROTECT MEDICAID COVERAGE

October 1, 2026 3:40 p.m.   On Thursday, Governor Tina Kotek led a group of four other governors from California, Maine, New York, and Virginia in calling on U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to give states more time to implement new Medicaid requirements. A releas

State governors, including Oregon’s, call for more time to implement new Medicaid rules

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek led a group of four other governors in calling on the federal government to delay new Medicaid rules set to go into effect Jan. 1.