The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) and the Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB) are seeking members for a new 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 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.

Committee members are expected to be active, empowered participants who bring expertise, leadership, and lived experience to advance Oregon’s primary care system. Each member holds a vital form of authority—whether representing lived experience and community voice, serving as a practicing provider directly impacted by system pressures, or representing an organization with decision-making responsibility —and all perspectives are equally essential to shaping meaningful, durable strategy. Members should bring forward their expertise, share insights grounded in real-world experience, engage constructively across diverse viewpoints, and remain action-focused even in the face of disagreement. See the Call for Applications for additional details.

This application will be shared with the Oregon Health Policy Board and is subject to public records requests under Oregon law. OHA will protect and keep confidential information that you submit that should reasonably be considered confidential, to the greatest extent permitted by law. Because of the potential that your information could be disclosed under a public records request, please do not submit information that is particularly sensitive.

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* 1. First and Last Name

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* 2. Pronouns

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* 3. Email Address

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* 4. Phone Number

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* 5. Street Address

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* 6. City, State, Zip code

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* 7. Which region of Oregon do you reside in?

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* 8. If you are employed, which region of Oregon do you work in?

The Oregon Health Policy Board is seeking members for the Primary Care Strategy Committee to advise the Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB) on strategies to stabilize, strengthen, and align Oregon’s primary care system. Members should have a demonstrated commitment to primary care.

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* 9. Why are you interested in serving on the Primary Care Strategy Committee?

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* 10. What do you think are the top three important things Oregon could do to address the primary care crisis in the next two years?

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* 11. Please include anything else you would like us to know about your commitment to primary care particularly as it pertains to workforce, payment and affordability, and delivery system that may be relevant to serving on the Primary Care Strategy Committee.

The Primary Care Strategy Committee is seeking applicants with the following perspectives:
  • Consumers / Patients / Health Equity Advocates – Includes individuals who directly experience the health care system, including patients, caregivers, and family members accessing or seeking to access primary care who do not work within the health care system; individuals working independently or with advocacy organizations to improve health care and/or health equity policies and patient outcomes; and patient advocates who take part in policy making or decision making on behalf of health care consumers.
  • Health Care Payers – Commercial payers that provide coverage to people in Oregon.
  • 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.

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* 12. Please indicate which perspective(s) you will bring (check all that apply)

Employment and Affiliations
If you would be representing an organization on this committee, please fill in the information below.

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* 13. Organization you work for

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* 14. Your role / title

Please list any groups, companies, or organizations relevant to the work of the committee you are affiliated with and your role.

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* 15. Contractor

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* 16. Lobbyist

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* 17. Member

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* 18. Volunteer

Committees and Workgroups

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* 19. Do you currently serve on any other State of Oregon Committees, Boards, Taskforces, or Workgroups?

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* 20. Have you previously served on any other State of Oregon Committees, Boards, Taskforces, or Workgroups in the last 3 years?

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* 21. If you are not selected for the Primary Care Strategy Committee, are you interested in applying to serve on any other Oregon Health Policy Board Committees? (check all that apply). OHA staff will share your application.

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* 22. How did you learn about the Primary Care Strategy Committee?

By submitting this application, if selected to serve on the Primary Care Strategy Committee, I commit to:

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* 23. Attending regular monthly meetings

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* 24. Reviewing materials prior to meetings

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* 25. Participating to the best of my ability

Thank you for your interest in the Primary Care Strategy Committee.

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