The Oregon Medicaid Program Covers:
Medicaid provides health care insurance for low-income residents through a federal and state partnership. Federal regulations provide a framework for each state to build a unique Medicaid program. Under Section 1902 of the Social Security Act, all states must comply with some basic requirements.
States must:
Serve certain mandatory populations, such as poverty-level children and low-income pregnant women.
Provide certain mandatory services, such as hospital care and physician services.
Provide services that are “sufficient in amount, duration, and scope to reasonably achieve (their) purpose.”
Provide services throughout the state.
The following services are examples of what may be covered by your benefit package:
Diagnosis (services to find out what is wrong)
Physician services
Check-ups (medical and dental)
Family planning services
Maternity, prenatal, and newborn care
Prescription services
Hospital services
Comfort care and hospice
Dental services
Alcohol/drug treatment
Mental health services