Oregon Health Forum

10/10/2026

Do Oregonians on Medicaid and those who advocate for them have the information, tools and guidance to navigate the changes ahead?

There’s still time to register for next week’s virtual forum, “The Medicaid Shift: Keeping Oregonians Covered.”

Following opening remarks from Oregon Health Authority Interim Director Fariborz Pakseresht, hear from OHA leadership about how the agency is sharing updates and supporting those assisting impacted Oregonians. Learn from community leaders about their strategies to keep people informed and covered.

What’s missing? Who can you turn to? What support do you need?

Vivian Levy, Amanda Bunger and Mercedes Elizalde will join the discussion, moderated by Carly Hood-Ronick of CareOregon and Comagine Health.

With expanded time for Q&A, this is your opportunity to bring questions and ideas as the changes begin to hit Oregon.

Register → tinyurl.com/2edmhf8x
📅 Tuesday, Oct. 13
💻 Virtual
⏰ 12:30–2 p.m.

10/08/2026

Our panel is complete — now we need your input. Join us online Oct. 13 and bring your questions, concerns and ideas.

Following opening remarks from Oregon Health Authority Interim Director Fariborz Pakseresht, Oregon healthcare and community leaders will share agency initiatives, community outreach efforts and strategies to help people navigate Medicaid changes and keep eligible Oregonians covered, including undocumented residents enrolled through Healthier Oregon.

Carly Hood-Ronick of CareOregon and Comagine Health will moderate the discussion. Join from across Oregon for this timely conversation.

Register → tinyurl.com/2edmhf8x

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 13
💻 Virtual
⏰ 12:30–2 p.m.

10/02/2026

Bring your questions, needs and ideas. This conversation needs them - tinyurl.com/2edmhf8x

Hundreds of thousands of Oregonians are facing new federal requirements to maintain Medicaid coverage — including standard Oregon Health Plan members at risk of disenrollment and enrollees who lack a path to citizenship.

On Oct. 13, we’re bringing together Health Authority leaders, healthcare providers, advocates and community voices to share what’s ahead, identify barriers and highlight innovative, community-based strategies to help keep as many Oregonians covered as possible.

But this isn’t just a conversation to listen to. This is an opportunity to lean in for Oregonians. What are you seeing in your community? Where are the gaps? What could help?

Join us virtually and bring your perspective.

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 13
💻 Virtual
⏰ 12:30–2 p.m.

Register → tinyurl.com/2edmhf8x

09/29/2026

Register now: Roughly 600,000 Oregonians are in the first group impacted by new federal Medicaid requirements beginning to roll out Jan. 1 - tinyurl.com/2edmhf8x

On Oct. 13, join Oregon Health Forum, Oregon Health Authority and Comagine Health for a virtual discussion about what’s coming, when and what OHP members need to know.

We’ll dig into the first round of requirements, key timelines and tools to help people maintain coverage — including innovative approaches local organizations are already deploying.

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 13
💻 Virtual
⏰ 12:30–2 p.m.

Register → tinyurl.com/2edmhf8x

09/21/2026

Last chance to register for tomorrow’s virtual panel discussion: tinyurl.com/mu63kvfe

Healthcare touches every Oregonian. This conversation needs all of us.
Learn about the Health System Sustainability Group’s recommendations to stabilize and improve Oregon’s healthcare system. Ask questions and give feedback on what you agree with, what needs work and what’s missing.

What happens next must be informed by the people who receive care, provide it and help make it possible.

📅 Sept 22 | 12:30 – 2 PM | Virtual

09/15/2026

“Oregon’s healthcare crisis cannot be effectively addressed as long as individual stakeholders are operating in their respective silos. It will require engagement and compromise from everyone - payers, providers, consumers, business and labor.”

🔗Register now [tinyurl.com/mu63kvfe] to join Oregon Health Forum and The Foundation for Medical Excellence live on Zoom, hear and give feedback on the Health System Sustainability Group’s recommendations and help shape progress in the 2027 Legislature and beyond.

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 22
⏰ 12:30–2 p.m.
💻 Live on Zoom

It’s Go Time: Forging a path forward – Zoom, Tue Sep 22, 2026 - Registration is open — Join us virtually, Tues, Sept 22 at 12:30 pm

09/11/2026

Oregon can no longer afford to just admire the problem.

As rising healthcare costs and access challenges collide with major federal cuts, the Health System Sustainability Group—tasked by Gov. Tina Kotek and led by former Gov. John Kitzhaber—has proposed steps to lower costs while preserving quality and access.

The missing piece is you.

Join Oregon Health Forum and The Foundation for Medical Excellence Sept. 22 as we begin a public conversation. Hear about the proposals for primary care, behavioral health, care delivery and payment, labor and management, drug costs and more—then ask questions and weigh in.

The time is now for Oregonians across the state to lean in, learn and make the case for change.

This is the first of a series to shape action in the 2027 Legislature and beyond.

📅 Sept 22 | 12:30 – 2 PM | Virtual
🔗 Register Today: tinyurl.com/mu63kvfe
📄 Read the HSSG summary and report: tinyurl.com/26bssdfm

09/09/2026

🚨 Oregon’s already-strained healthcare system is facing even bigger challenges with major federal cuts ahead. At this pivotal moment, Oregon needs input from the people who rely on, work in and help shape our healthcare system.

Proposals being considered now could help guide Oregon healthcare policy in the 2027 legislative session and beyond.

On Sept. 22, Oregon Health Forum and The Foundation for Medical Excellence are bringing people together for that conversation. Former Governor John Kitzhaber will present the Health System Sustainability Group’s proposed path forward, followed by perspectives spanning primary care, behavioral health, rural and frontier healthcare, Medicaid, coordinated care and health system transformation.

This conversation is one of many to come.

💬 Ask questions. Share your perspective. Weigh in as Oregon charts a path forward.

📅 Sept 22 | 12:30 – 2 PM | Virtual
🔗 Register Today: tinyurl.com/mu63kvfe
📄 Read the HSSG summary and report: tinyurl.com/26bssdfm

09/04/2026

Oregon’s healthcare system and our larger economy are deeply connected.

“The stability of Oregon’s healthcare system, and the health of the larger economy, are inextricably linked, their fates intertwined. That means this crisis can only be solved by working together.”

— John Kitzhaber, M.D., Former Oregon Governor; Convener, Health System Sustainability Group

On Sept. 22, hear the recommendations for improving care while spending less. Bring your questions and perspectives — because working together starts with bringing more voices to the table.

📅 Sept 22 | 12:30 – 2 PM
🔗 Register Today: tinyurl.com/mu63kvfe
📄 Read the HSSG summary and report: tinyurl.com/26bssdfm

09/02/2026

What would it take to improve care for Oregonians while spending less?
With costs soaring, access dwindling and major federal Medicaid cutbacks looming, Oregon healthcare leaders have proposed a system overhaul.

💬 Join former Governor John Kitzhaber and healthcare leaders live on Zoom to hear their recommendations, ask questions and weigh in on proposals that could help shape Oregon healthcare policy.

This forum kicks off a two-part series laying the groundwork for action in the 2027 state Legislature.

The recommendations come from the Health System Sustainability Group, tasked by Governor Tina Kotek and led by Dr. Kitzhaber to identify ways to lower healthcare costs without compromising quality or access.

📅 Sept 22 | 12:30 PM – 2 PM
🔗 Register Today: tinyurl.com/mu63kvfe
📄 Read the HSSG summary and report: tinyurl.com/26bssdfm