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Health Care
Stitt warns: State can’t afford SQ 802
Gov. Kevin Stitt said State Question 802, which would make Medicaid welfare benefits a constitutional right for hundreds of thousands of able-bodied adults, will increase financial problems in state government at a time when major budget shortfalls already loom on the horizon.Ray Carter | June 23, 2020
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Health Care
There is no pot of ‘free’ federal Medicaid money for Oklahoma
Medicaid expansion proponents use this 90 percent match as justification for the attempt to grab “free” federal money by expanding Medicaid. That logic is flawed.Curtis Shelton | June 23, 2020
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Health Care
24 rural hospitals have closed in Medicaid expansion states
Medicaid expansion is no cure all for rural hospitals. Since expansion was implemented, 24 rural hospitals have closed in 16 expansion states.Kaitlyn Finley | June 18, 2020
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Health Care
Oklahoma children not covered under Medicaid expansion
Expanding Medicaid would extend coverage to able-bodied adults not low-income Oklahoma children. More than 624,000 children are already covered under SoonerCare, Oklahoma’s Medicaid program.Kaitlyn Finley | June 16, 2020
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Health Care
Experts warns ‘Medicare for all’ fails patients
One expert said most Americans would recoil if subjected to the experiences of Canadians and citizens in the United Kingdom, which has a government-run National Health Service.Ray Carter | June 11, 2020
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Health Care
Reject Medicaid expansion
Expanding Medicaid is the wrong path for Oklahoma’s health care system.Kaitlyn Finley | June 10, 2020
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Health Care
The facts on Medicaid expansion
As the debate surrounding State Question 802 continues, here are some common myths and facts about Medicaid expansion.Kaitlyn Finley | June 4, 2020
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Health Care
House fails to stop surprise medical billing
This session the Oklahoma House Representatives failed to pass SB 1646, legislation which would have protected patients from bogus surprise medical bills.Kaitlyn Finley | June 3, 2020
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Health Care
Medicaid expansion the wrong path for Oklahoma
Even before COVID-19, nearly every state that expanded Medicaid under Obamacare drastically underestimated the cost—putting their already-stretched state budgets in a bind.Kaitlyn Finley | May 28, 2020
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Health Care, Economy
OKC doctor says shutdown ‘a mass casualty incident’
Americans may be paying for the extended shutdowns for some time as unrelated health issues that are not being treated now continue to emerge.Mike Brake | May 26, 2020