Articles
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Health Care
Oklahoma can't afford to expand Medicaid
Brandon Dutcher | July 30, 2012
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Health Care
The Medicaid Nuclear Option
The legislative process inevitably fathers unintended consequences. The more complex and ambitious the legislative endeavor, the more numerous are its by-blows.Michael Franc | January 1, 2010
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Health Care
Opting Out of ObamaCare
It's been several weeks since Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid floated the idea that states could "opt out" of the government-run health insurance plan. But it's been nearly a year since a growing coalition of lawmakers in 24 states began crafting an opt-out strategy of its own.Christie Herrera | January 1, 2010
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Health Care
Oklahoma Doctor Treats Health-Care Refugees...from Canada
Dr. Keith Smith is a proud capitalist. The anesthesiologist often helps poor patients obtain surgeries at no cost while managing to keep his Oklahoma City-based practice afloat.Jessica Peck Corry | November 2, 2009
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Health Care
Health Care Reform: What Oklahoma Can Learn from West Virginia
A big casualty of the congressional health care reform legislation would be the loss of states' flexibility in the financing and delivery of affordable health care options for their citizens.Dennis G. Smith | October 5, 2009
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Health Care
Two Keys to Health Care Reform
The national health care debate has inflamed public passions. However, participants on all sides consistently ignore two key realities that hold the key to meaningful reform. We can't really fix what ails health care until we face them.Tom Daxon | October 5, 2009
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Health Care
Government Fraud: Bigger Than Madoff
Every year, criminals and cheats pilfer more than $100 billion-that's $40 billion more than Bernie Madoff scammed off his investors-in federal benefits to which they are not legally entitled. Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, refundable tax credits, and many other programs are targets for looting.Chris Edwards & Tad DeHaven | August 3, 2009
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Health Care
Tick, tick, tick...
Health-care expert Grace-Marie Turner, who has written for OCPA before, demonstrates that freedom is waning and Hillary is getting the last laugh.Brandon Dutcher | February 2, 2009
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Health Care
OCPA health-care author speaks at Heritage Foundation event
Tom Daxon, author of a recent OCPA study on health care, recently spoke at a seminar in Omaha sponsored by The Heritage Foundation.Brandon Dutcher | January 30, 2009
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Health Care
Health Care Freedom in Jeopardy
Those of us who are concerned about health care have a lot to worry about.Greg Scandlen | December 5, 2008