OCPA statement on Kevin Stitt victory

After Kevin Stitt won the 2018 gubernatorial race in Oklahoma, Jonathan Small, president of the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs (OCPA), released the following statement.

November 6, 2018
Health Care

Medicaid eating state budget, feeding national debt

Oklahoma’s medical welfare program, SoonerCare, is funded by a combination of federal and state dollars and is administered by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. SoonerCare expenditures as a share of total state spending have nearly tripled over the last 20 years.

Kaitlyn Finley
November 6, 2018
Health Care

Charting Oklahoma Medicaid growth over the past 20 years

In 2017, more than 1 million Oklahomans were on SoonerCare, Oklahoma’s Medicaid program. Over the last 20 years, the state’s annual cost of the medical welfare program has increased from $536 million to more than $2.3 billion.

Kaitlyn Finley
November 5, 2018
Health Care

New Medicaid audits save taxpayers $250 million in Massachusetts

According to a new report issued by the Pioneer Institute, Massachusetts saved $250 million on administrative costs for their Medicaid program, MassHealth, by utilizing new automation methods in their audit process.

Kaitlyn Finley
November 5, 2018
Health Care

President Trump scales back Obamacare regulations, expanding health insurance choices

Recently, the Trump administration issued new regulatory guidelines regarding the use of Obamacare’s state innovation waivers. This new guidance allows Oklahoma more flexibility to potentially offer more types of health insurance plans that could increase choice and lower premiums for individuals and small businesses.

Kaitlyn Finley
November 2, 2018
Criminal Justice

Throw away the key?

Oklahoma is the most locked-up state in the country. More of our fellow residents are in prison or jail, as a share of our population, than in any other state.

Jonathan Small
November 2, 2018
Good Government

Oklahoma police and fire pensions prevent double dipping

Oklahoma’s two uniformed service pension systems make it almost impossible for retirees to double dip within their chosen occupations.

Jonathan Small , Mike Brake
November 1, 2018
Education

Why do religious schools teach science better?

Private schools, which are mostly religious, outperform public schools in science scores. We should keep that in mind when a self-protective educational monopoly tries to scare us out of allowing educational alternatives.

Greg Forster
October 29, 2018
Budget & Tax, Health Care

Who’s like whom?

There’s been a lot of talk lately about which of the gubernatorial candidates is most like the current governor. Let’s look at it.

Jonathan Small
October 26, 2018
Education

From suffering to success: School choice provides student with autism a pathway to healing

After enduring years of bullying in his local public school, Seth Sutherlin found relief via two of Oklahoma’s school-choice options.

Staci Elder Hensley
October 19, 2018

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