Meetings of Interest
Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) Listening Session
The Health Evidence Review Commission (HERC) staff will hold a listening session for ideas and concerns related to coverage of health services on the Prioritized List on March 21, 2024, 10:00 am–11:15 am. Topics are below. Register here
Our priority for this meeting is to hear from Oregon Health Plan (OHP) members, their caregivers and providers.
10:05 AM Cultural circumcisions for boys (A surgery removing the loose skin covering the end of a boy’s penis (foreskin) often done for religious or cultural reasons)
10:25 AM Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS)/Hypermobility Spectrum disorder (HSD) (Conditions affecting how joints and connective tissues work. Connective issues are like glue that hold together different body parts, such as muscles, bones, and organs)
10:45 AM Dental: root canals, buildup and crowns (Treatments that can help save a damaged or infected tooth and prevent further problems, like tooth loss or more serious infections)
11:05 AM Next steps
Questions? Please email HERC.Info@oha.oregon.gov
Questions? Please email HERC.Info@oha.oregon.gov
March 21, 2024
10:00 am to 11:15 am
Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB)
Monthly Meeting
Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB)
Town Halls – Please attend – speak up! APRIL and MAY IN-person or virtual!
About the PDAB
Senate Bill 844 created the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) to evaluate the cost of prescription drugs and determine whether they present an affordability challenge for consumers and health systems in Oregon. PDAB’s review will inform rulemaking criteria for evaluating drugs, including health inequities in diverse communities, the number of Oregon residents prescribed the drug, the price of the drug in Oregon, and other criteria. The board has studied the prescription drug distribution and payment system in Oregon and the generic drug market and provided recommendations to the Legislature. The Oregon Legislature acted on the board recommendations by passing Senate Bill 192 in June 2023. The board statutory authority is ORS 646A.693-697.
April 17, 2024
9:30 am