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About the Program
Oregon’s health care system is under growing economic strain as rising costs and unstable financing threaten access across Medicaid, employer-sponsored insurance and the Marketplace.
Join City Club and Oregon Health Forum for a high-level conversation examining what’s driving this moment and how Oregon can begin charting a more sustainable and equitable path forward.
Panelists
- Dr. John Kitzhaber – CEO, The Foundation for Medical Excellence; Physician; Former Governor of Oregon
- Bruce Goldberg – Special Projects Advisor, Office of the Governor; Professor, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health; Former Director, Oregon Health Authority
Acknowledgments
Thank you to City Club’s Winter 2026 season sponsors: AARP Oregon, Fight Against Sex Trafficking, Hospital Association of Oregon, Tonkon Torp, and the Don Sterling Fund of the Oregon Community Foundation; and to Oregon Health Forum’s annual sponsors, CareOregon and The Heatherington Foundation for Innovation and Education in Health Care.
And finally, a special thank you to the Oregon’s Health Care Access Crisis series sponsors Baker Tilly and Physicians for a National Health Program.
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