The state Medicaid budget may be trimmed by $31.7 million in state and federal funds next year, under a bill pending in the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
The proposed reduction in the Oregon Health Plan’s rate of growth would translate to $6.7 million less in state general fund dollars and $25 million less in federal funds, according to numbers provided by the Oregon Health Authority. OHP is Oregon's version of Medicaid.
It means the entire budget won’t grow by more than 3.3 percent, said…
