(Portland, OR) -- Oregon has a goal of keeping health care cost increases in line with inflation. Between 2021 and 2022, health care costs in Oregon grew three-point-six percent, which is slightly above the cost growth target of three-point-four percent. The increases were driven by higher hospital outpatient services, behavioral health services, and changes in how providers were paid. Retail pharmacy spending increased two-point-nine percent, despite more than one-billion dollars in pharmacy rebates.