The Oregon Health Forum is hosting a two-part series on primary care collapse. Part 1 on March 26 via Zoom ($15), Part 2 on April 7 at U of O Portland ($35).

The timing follows OHSU's study showing only 35% of Portland clinics accept new Medicare patients. OHA is also cutting $200M+ in quality incentive payments — directly hitting primary care serving OHP enrollees. Oregon ranks among the worst nationally for primary care physician-to-population ratios.

Oregon's CCO model was supposed to emphasize primary care as the delivery foundation. A decade in, it's collapsing — undermined by inadequate reimbursement, system-owned clinics with months-long waits, and a pipeline producing specialists at 3x the rate of primary care physicians.

Watch for: Whether concrete policy proposals emerge — scope-of-practice reform, direct primary care models, or rate floors within CCO capitation. Part 2 is positioned as the action session. Monitor whether any concepts emerge for the 2027 session.