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Committee Recommendations and Reports

​Health Care Workforce Needs Assessment Report 2025​

This report is required by House Bill 3261 (2017), which directs the Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB) and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) to produce a biennial assessment of the health care workforce needed to meet the needs of patients and communities throughout Oregon. This is the fifth such report, which provides insights into workforce needs in communities across Oregon and general guidance on how to expand and diversify the workforce. 

A study led by Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) on barriers to increasing the number of dental providers accepting Oregon Health Plan/Medicaid patients and recommendations on how to address those barriers.​



Health Care Workforce Needs Ass​essment Report 20​23​ ​This needs assessment re​port, submitted to the legislature by the Oregon Health Policy Board (OHPB), is required under HB 3261 (2017). 

Health Care Workfo​rce Needs Assessment Report 2023​ Executive Summary​​ - Summary of conclusions and recommendations of the 2023 Health Care Workforce Needs Assessment Report


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​HB 4003 Nursing Workforce Report: Study on the nursing workforce, with findings and recommendations, as directed by HB 4003 (2022).

HB 4003 Nursing Workforce Executive Summary: Summary of conclusions and recommendations of the HB 4003 Nursing Workforce Study, as directed by HB 4003 (2022).

​Assessment of the existing behavioral health workforce pipeline and associated resources.