Oregon Health Authority this week notified state prisons and other officials that it no longer intends to implement a novel Medicaid initiative that would have provided targeted health services to those about to exit jail or prison.

The move comes several months after health officials quietly placed the program’s launch on hold, anticipating the passage of sweeping changes to shrink federal Medicaid spending as part of the Republican-led tax cuts package, House Resolution 1, also known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

Referred to as “ reentry benefits,” the $64 million Medicaid expansion program had been in the works for more than two years as a way to bridge a critical gap in care that leaves most incarcerated people uninsured upon release, putting them at a higher risk of serious healt

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