Oregon officials will have an opportunity to respond to the concerns of Federal officials, and the state can then revise its proposal.
To help solve the mystery, Oregon officials called on the disease-control centers.
Oregon officials say 280,000 of the state's three million residents will gain coverage as a result of this requirement.
Oregon officials use that information and other arguments to counter the criticism.
Oregon officials say that any future expansions will trap more noise.
But Oregon officials say they do not have money in their budget to help these towns make the transition.
Oregon officials hope to tap into some of those dollars to expand the experiment here.
Oregon officials described the move as temporary, and said that the state attorney general had been asked to issue an opinion as guidance.
Oregon officials say both cases are based on sound medical reasons, not discrimination.
But Oregon officials said the survey results were largely discarded in the final rankings.