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[WHITEHOUSE Gary]

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dhs-news
December 18, 2002
Volume 4, Issue 18
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IN THIS ISSUE:
1. More budget cuts announced
2. Director addresses layoffs
3. Oregon Health Plan changes

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1. DHS has developed another list of reductions to address the most recent
across-the-board cuts required by Governor Kitzhaber to address the December
economic forecast. You can download various PDF documents with details at the
DHS Web site: http://www.hr.state.or.us/budget/#currentcuts
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2. DHS Director Bobby Mink discusses the difficult process of layoffs in his
most recent weekly message:
http://www.hr.state.or.us/news/messages/welcome.html
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3. The DHS Office of Medical Assistance Programs has prepared a variety of
documents to educate the public, applicants, clients and providers on changes
coming to the Oregon Health Plan in 2003. Read about it:
http://www.omap.hr.state.or.us/ohp/ohp2intro.html
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