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  • AC, power banks, mini fridges: Oregon equips Medicaid patients for climate change

    Samantha Young, KFF Health News|May 9, 2024

    Oregon supplies some of its most vulnerable residents with air conditioners, air purifiers, and power banks. It is a first-in-the-nation experiment to use Medicaid money to prevent the potentially deadly health effects of extreme heat, wildfire smoke, and other climate-related disasters. The equipment, which started going out in March, expands a Biden administration strategy to move Medicaid beyond traditional medical care and into social services. According to KFF, at least 20 states,...