Oregon Health Policy Board: Meeting materials and agendas · October 21, 2026 · Primary source
Draft Needs Assessment V3 Main Report 10192026
Summary
This is the full 137-page V3 draft of the 2027 Oregon Health Care Workforce Needs Assessment, prepared by the University of Washington for the Oregon Health Policy Board and covering behavioral health, primary care, and oral health workforce supply, demographics, and recommended areas of focus. It reports an 18 percent increase in the active behavioral health workforce since 2024, notes that roughly 53.7 percent of licensed behavioral health providers serve Medicaid-covered patients, and flags significant uncertainty from federal Medicaid budget cuts. It is a draft document open for public comment through November 3, 2026, with a legislative submission expected in early 2027.
What this may mean
The report itself creates no immediate regulatory obligation. Its findings on behavioral health Medicaid reimbursement, credentialing complexity, and the projected downstream effects of federal Medicaid cuts on provider demand may inform Oregon Health Policy Board recommendations that could eventually produce state rulemaking. Oregon Medicaid managed care plans and BH/SUD providers are the entity types most directly implicated by the identified policy gaps.
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