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State slow to tackle primary care crisis, experts say

Efforts launched a decade ago to bolster money-saving family medicine haven’t panned out, and Oregon lawmakers and the state’s biggest health care agency have not acted to address delays and limited access, panel members said
March 27, 2026
 
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OHF March 26, 2026
Clockwise from upper left: The Lund Report Editor in Chief and moderator Nick Budnick, Dr. Antonio Germann, Sen. Lisa Reynolds, Dr. Mark Meyers, and Chris DeMars. | THE LUND REPORT

Oregon is meeting a state target for spending on primary care yet clinics are struggling to stay open and patients are forced to wait wee