August 21, 2024 | Oregon’s Primary Care System Fails Patients and Providers. What’s the Cure?
Patients in Oregon often can’t find primary care providers; when they do, visits are short and rushed, depriving them of Read more
Past Forums
July 31, 2024 | Oregon’s Health Crossroads: How Can the State Replace its Pioneering System to Battle Wasteful Care?
Nearly 30 years ago, Oregon launched a system to require care covered by the Oregon Health Plan to be cost-effective Read more
June 26, 2024 | Oregon’s Health Crossroads: Can the State’s Medicaid Program Help Fix our Behavioral Health System?
Oregon ranks among the worst states in behavioral health access, and estimates suggest new funding approved by the Legislature will Read more
April 24, 2024 | Oregon’s Health Crossroads: A Decade after Reforms, What’s Next?
Little more than a decade ago, state leaders won national acclaim with ambitious reforms to the Oregon Health Plan. The Read more
January 31, 2024 | Legislative Preview
Oregon lawmakers are gearing up for an eventful 2024 session. We will see bills about Measure 110, corporatization of medicine, health Read more
November 15, 2023 | Breaking Through Psychosis: Searching for Solutions to the Crisis on Portland’s Streets
Psychosis stemming from untreated mental illness and drug use is increasingly overwhelming the region’s behavioral health system. Patients in acute Read more
April 12, 2023 | Lessons from Abroad: What can other nations teach Oregon about better health care?
By all comparisons, the US has the most inefficient healthcare system among industrialized nations, with Oregon as a state suffering Read more
January 12, 2023 | 2023 Legislative Preview
Oregon lawmakers—many taking state office for the first time—are gearing up for a packed and crucial 2023 session. We will Read more
October 31, 2022 | Advice to the Future Governor: Bringing Leadership to Behavioral Health Integration
Oregon is about to elect a new governor, and she will have the opportunity to shape health care policy for Read more
January 20, 2022 | 2022 Legislative Preview
In 2022, a lot will be going on in Salem! Lawmakers are gearing up for a packed short session. We Read more