Oregon's Medicaid expansion is a first-in-the-nation experiment to address climate change

Oregon's Medicaid expansion is a first-in-the-nation experiment to address climate change

CBS News

Oregon is shipping air conditioners, air filters and power banks to some of its most vulnerable residents. The equipment, which started going out in March, expands a Biden administration strategy to move Medicaid beyond traditional medical care and into the realm of social services. At least 20 states, including California, Massachusetts and Washington, already direct billions of Medicaid dollars into programs such as helping homeless people get housing and preparing healthy meals for people with diabetes.

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