Oregon Health Authority
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The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is a government agency
in the U.S. state of Oregon
. Established by the passage of Oregon House Bill 2009 by the 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly, the OHA will ultimately oversee most health-related programs of the Oregon government. It is overseen by the nine member Oregon Health Policy Board.
The Health Authority is overseen by Director-designee, Dr. Bruce Goldberg. Dr. Goldberg is the current director of the Department of Human Services.
Government agency
A government or state agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency. There is a notable variety of agency types...
in the U.S. state of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. Established by the passage of Oregon House Bill 2009 by the 75th Oregon Legislative Assembly, the OHA will ultimately oversee most health-related programs of the Oregon government. It is overseen by the nine member Oregon Health Policy Board.
The Health Authority is overseen by Director-designee, Dr. Bruce Goldberg. Dr. Goldberg is the current director of the Department of Human Services.