Prior Legislative End-of-Session Reports
Below are highlights of the 2022 session of the Oregon Legislature relating to bills and budget items expected to most significantly impact the health of Oregonians and the work of Oregon Health Authority. These bills and budget items are sorted by topic (though these topics are interrelated, and many items could be listed under more than one):
- Increasing and Maintaining Access to Health Care
- Transforming the Behavioral Health System
- Strengthening Oregon's Health Care Workforce
- Building Healthier Communities
OHA End of Legislative Session Report 2022.pdf
Read the 2021 Legislative End of Session Report below:
OHA 2021 Legislative End of Session Report.pdf (updated August 24, 2021)
Prior OHA Request Bills
Monthly Stakeholder Meetings
Government Relations Staff
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Jeff Scroggin (he/him) is the Interim Government Relations Director. Jeff has spent the last decade working in health policy for the State of Oregon. Before joining OHA’s Government Relations team, Jeff was lead staff to the Oregon Health Policy Board and Legislative Lead for OHA’s Health Policy & Analytics Division. Prior to joining the Oregon Health Authority, Jeff served as chief-of-staff to Sen. Dr. Alan Bates in the Oregon Legislature. He has experience managing campaigns and centering community voices in policy development. Jeff is a U.S. Army veteran and native Oregonian, and has an undergraduate degree in history and political science from the University of Oregon.
Interim Government Relations Director
Email: Jeff Scroggin
Phone: 541-999-6983
Coline Benson (she/her) joined the Government Relations team in July 2022, after working in OHA's COVID-19 Response and Recovery Unit. Previous to OHA, she worked three years in the Governor's Office. Coline has an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Portland State University and a Masters in Legal Studies from Willamette University College of Law. She is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians. In her free time, Coline enjoys attending Tribal events, watching horror movies, and spending time with her rambunctious, sweet dogs Blu and Bo.
Behavioral Health
Email: Coline Benson
Phone: 971-393-3860
Cynthia Branger Muñoz (she/her/ella) has focused her career and personal efforts on being culturally responsive and looking for equitable outcomes using data to inform decisions. She brings a background in education, having taught elementary students in math, reading, and Spanish, taught adult classes, and also led professional development for education staff using data and research based practices. She is a longtime community organizer and advocate, including working with Causa (Oregon's Immigrant Rights Organization), Unite Oregon, Oregon Education Association, and the Oregon School Employees Association (OSEA). Cynthia earned her Masters in Education at Portland State University.
Public Health, Division of Equity & Inclustion
Phone: 971-372-0768
Bobby L. Green Sr. joined OHA at the creation of the agency in 2010. Prior to coming to OHA, he served as the Legislative Affairs Liaison for the Association of Community Mental Health Programs. He began at OHA as the Local Government Affairs Director, and also served several positions on an interim basis: Deputy Director of the Public Health Division, Chief Operation Officer, and Deputy Director of the Medicaid/Medicare Division. He was a Eugene City Councilor from 1989-1994, and County Commissioner for Lane county from 1994-2008. He was a board member of the Association of Oregon Counties, including President in 2007. Bobby has a BA in English/Literature from the University of Oregon. In his spare time, he enjoys his three grandchildren and film studies.
Local Government Affairs Liasion
Phone: 503-947-2349
Matthew Green (he/him) joined Government Relations as a senior policy advisor in January 2019. He focuses on the Legislature's Joint Committee on Ways and Means, as well as communications for the GR team, including regular outreach with external stakeholders and partners. Matthew came to OHA from the Washington State Department of Health, and brings years of experience in public health, media relations and government affairs. A former newspaper journalist, legislative aide, and political campaign manager for several elected officials, he also served as an elected City of Olympia council member. Matthew holds a BA from the The Evergreen State College and an MPP from Harvard University.
Ways & Means, Government Relations communications
Phone: 503-983-8257
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Marybeth Mealue (she/her) has been with OHA and the state of Oregon for about two years, and has been an executive support specialist for the Government Relations and Communications teams. She has experience in personnel and project management, as well as office management. Before joining OHA, Marybeth worked as a personnel and office manager for four prominent newspapers in the mid-Willamette valley. Marybeth was born and raised in Oregon and has a bachelors degree in history and international studies from George Fox University.
Executive Support
Email: Marybeth Mealue
Phone: 503-490-8100
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Philip Schmidt joined OHA in March 2020, and almost immediately began work on the COVID response in communications. Later he supported HPA and HSD (Medicaid) with communications. Phil spent nearly a decade working on Capitol Hill for a Puerto Rican Member of Congress from New York – first as communications director and later as deputy chief of staff. After his time in DC, he moved back home to Oregon and worked at the hospital association for several years. In his spare time he likes to bike, camp and hang out with his daughters.
Medicaid, Health Policy & Analytics
Phone: 503-383-6079