Why is this change necessary? How is creating a new state agency going to help with health care reform?
We all know the problems with our health care system. It is too expensive, too many people are left out and it could do so much more to help us achieve a healthier Oregon. If the state does not get a handle on health care costs, they will eat up an ever increasing portion of the state budget, taking precious dollars away from other services. And anything we do at the state level has to both lead and be paired with broad health care system reform. That’s why the OHA will be a new kind of state agency, one with a board that represents the diverse interests and populations of our state.
