The Health Resources Commission was created as a component of the Oregon Health Plan to help it achieve its goal of assuring all Oregonians access to high quality, effective health care at an affordable cost, whether that care is purchased by the state or by the private sector. The Commission's role is to encourage the rational and appropriate allocation and use of medical technology in Oregon by informing and influencing health care decision makers through its analysis and dissemination of information concerning the effectiveness and cost of medical technologies and their impact on the health and health care of Oregonians. Through its activities, the Commission can contribute to reducing the cost and improving the effectiveness of health care, thereby increasing the ability of public and private sources to provide more Oregonians with financial access to that care.