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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Restoring the dignity of work: Why Medicaid’s new requirement matters for families and culture
A new Medicaid reform, signed into law on July 4 by President Donald Trump, establishes a work requirement for able-bodied, childless adults. This important reform affirms the dignity of work and the importance of personal responsibility.Matt Oberdick | July 8, 2025
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Health Care
OCPA praises Medicaid work requirements
OCPA President Jonathan Small praised Oklahoma’s congressional delegation for supporting a provision of the newly enacted “Big Beautiful Bill” that imposes work requirements on able-bodied adults who receive Medicaid welfare support.Staff | July 7, 2025
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Health Care
Medicaid fraud issues arising nationwide
Reviews of Medicaid spending across the nation indicate billions of dollars are being wasted on individuals who do not qualify for the welfare program, echoing similar findings in Oklahoma during a 2020 review.Ray Carter | June 27, 2025
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Health Care
With Medicaid expansion, Oklahoma has higher costs, worse outcomes
Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion was sold on a promise to financially enrich state hospitals and improve Oklahomans’ health outcomes. Five years and billions of taxpayer dollars later, is it working?Ray Carter | June 23, 2025
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Health Care, Law & Principles
Taxpayers shouldn’t subsidize idleness
A new report finds that many able-bodied, childless adults on Medicaid spend much of their time playing video games and watching TV. Oklahoma taxpayers deserve better.Jonathan Small | June 16, 2025
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Health Care
Report suggests it’s all play, no work for many on Medicaid
A scholar at the American Enterprise Institute finds that many able-bodied, childless adults on Medicaid spend much of their time playing video games and watching TV.Ray Carter | June 5, 2025
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Health Care
Indiana seeks work requirements for Medicaid-expansion population
State lawmakers in Indiana have voted to impose work requirements as a condition of eligibility for able-bodied adults added to that state’s Medicaid program through Obamacare expansion.Ray Carter | April 14, 2025
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Health Care
Price transparency bill overcomes hospital opposition
Legislation that would require Oklahoma hospitals to publicly post prices for roughly 300 services has advanced from a state House committee, overcoming the lobbying efforts of hospital officials who sought to kill the transparency measure.Ray Carter | April 9, 2025
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Health Care
Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion: A bad deal getting worse
Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion could quickly break the state budget, has done nothing to benefit hospitals, and has failed to improve health outcomes. It’s time to place the repeal of Medicaid expansion before voters.Jonathan Small | March 20, 2025
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Health Care
Medicaid expansion could soon blow a hole in the state budget, Oklahoma Senate leader warns
Changes in federal law related to the Obamacare Medicaid expansion could result in a $550 million to $700 million annual hit on the Oklahoma state budget.Ray Carter | March 3, 2025