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The Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) Welcomes Public Comment

For assistance, or if this form presents a barrier for you to complete, please email us.

Please take a moment to review the Commission's public comment policies. This step will answer many of your questions.

To comment on more than one topic, please finish this comment form then return to the landing page and begin entering your next comment.

HERC decides if certain services are covered on OHP. HERC cannot address other things like finding a provider, what medications are on the preferred drug lists, reimbursement rates, etc.

Note: Your entries are only saved when you click the blue "Next" or "Done" button at the bottom of each page.
1.Choose the coverage guidance topic or select the meeting date.

If you're not sure, please email HERC.Info@oha.oregon.gov; staff will happily assist you.

Upcoming Meetings (Required.)
2.Topic you want to discuss:(Required.)
3.Contact information:(Required.)
4.Relationship to the Oregon Health Plan (OHP)(Required.)
5.Affiliations & Related Groups | Conflict of Interest:

Name any groups or organizations you participate in related to this topic. Add any personal or financial ties.

If this question doesn't apply to you, type "N/A."(Required.)
6.Are you an Oregon resident?(Required.)
How long can your comments be?
For each meeting, you can submit written comment (up to 1,000 words) per topic. Longer comments will be shortened to meet the word-length requirement.

Note: Please don't send comments by US mail – they can't be accepted.
7.Add your comment here:
8.Add supporting materials (such as citations and references) here.

This section is not part of the 1,000-word limit.
9.Attach any helpful files, such as journal articles. PDFs are preferred, but we also accept Word documents. Please do not attach .zip files.

Staff will review the documents, although they won’t be passed on to the Commissioners.
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10.What do you want us to do with your comment? (press next to continue)

Whichever option you choose, there is a chance your comment will be released under Oregon public records law. If this happens we will remove sensitive information including names, contact information and sensitive health information as much as we can under the law.(Required.)
11.I want to register for verbal comments.

Press Next to submit or advance the survey.(Required.)
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