A recent Commonwealth Fund report revealed that Oregon has the most severe racial and ethnic health disparities in the West, according to the report. The study found that while no state has eliminated these disparities, recent federal policy shifts are likely to widen them. In Oregon, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) and white residents had the best overall health care outcomes, access and quality, while American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) and Hispanic communities experienced the worst overall health outcomes. The report also found that black Oregonians have the highest death rates from breast and colorectal cancer, and the infant mortality rate among Black residents is 8.5 per 1,000 live births, more than double the rate for white residents. The researchers urge Congress to expand insurance access, strengthen primary care and protect access to preventive services.