Requirements for the Universal Health Plan Governance Board
With the passage of SB 1089, a governance board will be established to create a plan for universal health care in Oregon. The requirements for board membership is as follows:
#1 The very first requirement for board membership from SB 1089:
“... consisting of nine members appointed by the Governor who must:
(a) Support the objective of the board described in section 2 (2) of this 2023 Act;
(b) Support the values and principles expressed in section 2 (3)(a) and (b) of this 2023 Act;”
Note especially that this includes the following objectives from section 2 (2) -
“(e) Removing cost as a barrier to accessing health care;
(f) Removing any financial incentive for a health care practitioner to provide care to one patient rather than another;”
Represent a variety of health care professionals and community perspectives, including
Experience as enrollees in the state medical assistance program or Medicare and
Experience being uninsured
Five members must have expertise in:
health care delivery
health care finance
healthcare operations or
public administration; and
Four members must be focused on public engagement.
Here is the link:
Board membership - https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Boards/job/Employee-Exempt-From-Mass-Transit-Tax/Universal-Health-Plan-Governance-Board---Board-Member_REQ-135410
