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Health Care
Medicaid managed care opponents silent on alternatives
The Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) and the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) have been vocal critics of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s proposal to use managed care services in Oklahoma’s Medicaid system.Ray Carter | February 16, 2021
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Health Care
Short-term plans have proven successful
Kaitlyn Finley | February 15, 2021
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Education, Health Care
Vaccinations open door for full reopening of schools
Under a plan announced by Gov. Kevin Stitt, all Oklahoma teachers and school staff can be vaccinated for COVID-19 by spring break. The announcement eliminates the last major objection raised to resumption of full-time, in-person instruction at all schools during the last quarter of the current school year.Ray Carter | February 11, 2021
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Health Care
Democrats criticize effort to control growing Medicaid cost
Gov. Kevin Stitt recently told lawmakers that Oklahoma must join the 40 states that use managed care as part of their Medicaid system.Ray Carter | February 1, 2021
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Health Care
Health Department unable to determine mask-mandate impact
Officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health say they are no longer able to provide accurate data on what, if any, impact mask mandates have on COVID-19 transmission and will no longer be providing that information to the public.Ray Carter | January 26, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Health Care
Budget based on low take-up of Medicaid expansion
Officials at the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which runs the state’s Medicaid system, continue to project that a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid will require state taxpayers to provide another $164 million per year.Ray Carter | January 25, 2021
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Health Care
What's really behind rising hospital prices and insurance premiums?
Oklahoma families are feeling the pinch of ever-rising health care costs and insurance premiums.Kaitlyn Finley | January 20, 2021
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Education, Health Care
Medicaid diverting money from education
A top state official told lawmakers one reason Oklahoma spends less on education today is because the state’s Medicaid program is consuming more and more taxpayer resources.Ray Carter | January 14, 2021
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Health Care
Price transparency will protect Oklahoma patients
It’s simple: When you step into your doctor’s office or go to the hospital for a routine service or procedure, you should know the cost.Kaitlyn Finley | December 18, 2020
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Health Care
Dwayne’s story: A brighter future
Dwayne, a cardiologist in Oklahoma City, has spent his entire life caring for and saving the lives of Oklahomans with heart diseases—a task that became exponentially harder when the Oklahoma government shut down “elective surgeries” at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.Kaitlyn Finley | December 15, 2020