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House Rules committee backs seven-year health-care vision, sends HCR 202 to the floor

House Committee on Rules · February 19, 2026
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Summary

The House Committee on Rules adopted amendments to House Concurrent Resolution 202, endorsing a seven-year vision to stabilize Oregon's health-care system by 2033 and voted to send the resolution to the floor after testimony from former Governor John Kitzhaber, health-system leaders and clinicians.

Chair Bowman opened a public hearing on House Concurrent Resolution 202, a resolution that sets a state policy goal for 2033 to expand access to affordable, navigable health care and stabilize provider finances. Witnesses urged the committee to endorse the resolution as a long-term "North Star" to guide multi-biennial policy choices.

Former Governor John Kitzhaber urged support for the resolution, saying Oregon faces a long-building crisis exacerbated by projected federal Medicaid funding losses and that HCR 202 provides a needed long-term objective. "We're past the…

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