Renames task force to create bridge program as Joint Task Force on Affordable Coverage and charges joint task force with creating comprehensive plan for expanded bridge program that provides affordable health insurance to individuals with incomes above 200 percent of federal poverty guidelines and meets specified criteria. Directs Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with Department of Consumer and Business Services, to request federal approval for waiver for state innovation to provide federal funding for expanded bridge program and request approval to operate state-based health insurance exchange.
Requires implementation of expanded bridge program by January 1, 2029.