About Medicaid and the Oregon Health Plan
Medicaid is a national program. It provides free or low-cost health care to people of all ages with limited income and resources. It helps people and families who need help paying for medical or long-term care. Across the United States, Medicaid covers 92 million people.
Each state has its own Medicaid program. Program names are different from state to state. For example, Washington's program is Apple Health. California's plan is Medi-Cal. Oregon's program is the Oregon Health Plan (OHP). OHP covers 1.48 million (or one in three) Oregonians.
Each state may also differ in their approaches to state and federal policy. See Oregon's state rules and agreements with the federal government on how the Oregon Health Plan works: