But within the state, the numbers vary widely by county, from a high of 51.1% in Malheur County to a low of 22.2% in Benton County. One reason Trump might be cautious about cutting too heavily into Medicaid: In Oregon, at least, rates of Medicaid enrollment are highest in Trump strongholds.

In a Tuesday press briefing with the governor, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield said Democratic-led states will file a lawsuit by end of day.

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This is a developing story and may be updated as we receive new information. Oregon is suing the Trump administration after it ordered an abrupt freeze many federal payments, leaving state agencies unable to access reimbursements for Medicaid and child care programs and sending state officials scrambling to determine the total effect.

Trump has suddenly severed federal funding, which is an overreach of powers, the governor and attorney general say.

The ideas being proposed could amount to more than $2 trillion of cuts to the countrys public health insurance program for low-income and disabled Americans over the next decade and could potentially push millions of people off the program.

Oregon’s congressional delegation as well as other lawmakers in the region, reacted to the Trump administration’s freeze on federal grants and loans Tuesday.A f

A directive to freeze federal aid was widely decried by Democrats, but there was little clarity on what it will actually do.

After President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal grants and loans, Medicaid's portals went down Tuesday afternoon, causing recipients to panic about their health insurance coverage. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the Medicaid outage Tuesday on X, formerly Twitter, but said payments would not be impacted.

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Attorney General Dan Rayfield hosted a press conference at the State Library on Tuesday in response to President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze some federal funding.

A new pilot program is offering free Medicaid benefits to about 4,000 19- and 20-year-olds with intellectual, physical or mental disabilities.

Democratic lawmakers in states including New York, Illinois and Oregon reported issues accessing portals for Medicaid and other social programs, hours after President Donald Trump’s administration issued a memo pausing federal aid.