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Primary Care Strategy Committee

Overview

The Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB) is committed to a sustainable and fully supported primary care system where every person has access to whole person care that fosters well-being, strengthens communities, uplifts care teams, advances equity, and keeps health care affordable.

To achieve this vision, OHPB is launching a Primary Care Strategy Committee.
 
Primary care is the foundation of our health care system providing continuous, coordinated, proactive, and comprehensive care focused on prevention and management of chronic conditions. Throughout the state and nation, primary care is in crisis, as fewer primary care providers are entering the workforce and many are leaving; providers face burdensome administrative requirements; and investment in primary care has declined. The primary care crisis is limiting access to care for patients.

To make primary care work for those who provide, pay for, and access care, Oregon needs actionable strategies that ensure a coherent, equitable, and sustainable system that delivers responsive, community-centered care statewide. Oregon's Primary Care Strategy Committee will help us get there. 

The OHPB Primary Care Strategy Committee will lead a coordinated effort to stabilize, strengthen, and align Oregon's primary care system with the goal of strengthening access to equitable, affordable, high-quality patient care. The Committee will promote innovative solutions for a strong primary care system focusing on payment and affordability, workforce, and the delivery system.

The Primary Care Strategy Committee is a public committee with meetings open to the public and time for public comment. All meetings will be recorded, and recordings will be posted on this webpage.

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Join us in making primary care work for everyone

If you're passionate about primary care and bring one of perspectives below, we invite you to apply for membership on the Primary Care Strategy Committee. The committee has one position open:

  • Non-Health Care Employers that Purchase Health Insurance – Includes employers, business coalitions, labor organizations, consumer groups, and government agencies that arrange or negotiate health coverage on behalf of a group of people.

For more details see the call for applications.

To apply: Complete the online Member Application. We encourage all applicants to use the online application. If you are unable to submit your application via the online survey, please email OHPB.CommitteeRecruitment@oha.oregon.gov.

Primary Care Strategy Committee resources

Meetings

Public comment

Public comment is an important part of OHA and the Oregon Health Policy Board's committee work. It is an opportunity for members of the public to provide input and feedback to the Primary Care Strategy Committee.

  • Before a meeting: If you know ahead of time that you'd like to provide public comment, email OHPB.Primary Care@oha.oregon.gov to sign up.
  • During a meeting: Please message the meeting organizer during the meeting to sign up. If you are unable to message, please speak up during the open public comment period. Oral comments are limited to two minutes.
  • Committee members are unlikely to ask questions or respond to public comment directly, but they'll consider public comment during committee work.
  • Written comments: You can also send written public comment to OHPB.PrimaryCare@oha.oregon.gov at any time. To be included in a meeting, please submit the comment at least two business days before the meeting. Written comment will be shared with committee members and posted online as part of meeting materials.

Schedule

For materials from past meetings, see the PCSC Past Meetings page.

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For more information, please contact: OHPB.PrimaryCare@oha.oregon.gov.