Oregon's Health Care Access Crisis, Part 1 – February 6, 2026

Presented by the City Club of Portland Program Committee and Oregon Health Forum, with support from Baker Tilly and Physicians for a National Health Program. Thanks also 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. City Club of Portland is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Please consider making a donation to help pay for recording our programs and maintaining this public archive so everyone can watch them for free for years to come. Donate now at bit.ly/pdxcityclub_donate 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 fora high-level conversation examining what’s driving this moment and how Oregon can begin charting a more sustainable and equitable path forward. This program is the first installment in a two-part series. Watch Part 2 here: https://www.youtube.com/live/B6wuScNej64