Monitoring Federal Changes and Impacts on Oregon
August 11, 2025
You may have seen reports that the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is sharing Medicaid data with immigration enforcement officials. We understand that these reports have caused deep fear, frustration, and anger across our communities.
On July 30, 2025, OHA submitted initial narrative responses to CMS describing how OHA appropriately spends federal dollars on Medicaid services. This submission did not include Personally Identifiable Information. In accordance with federal regulations, OHA is required to work with CMS on federally required reporting and will continue to assess and respond to CMS as part of this request.
Oregon has joined a multistate lawsuit seeking to prevent CMS from continuing to share protected Medicaid information with the Department of Homeland Security. OHA remains committed to responding to this ongoing data request with transparency and accountability and will continue to provide updates on what information is shared with CMS as there are developments.
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