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Health Care
St. Anthony says ‘race and gender criteria are no longer used’ to determine who gets COVID treatment
A major health care network with an Oklahoma affiliate has withdrawn a controversial medical rating system that appeared to give bonus points in receiving crucial COVID-19 care to “non-white or Hispanic” patients based solely on skin color.Mike Brake | January 28, 2022
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Health Care
Oklahoma’s Medicaid costs surging
During an Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) budget presentation to state lawmakers this week, OHCA officials listed “sustainable funding for expansion population” as one of the major challenges facing the agency.Ray Carter | January 25, 2022
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Health Care, Higher Education
OU Health suggests hysterectomies for males?
In recent tweets, the official account for OU Health Services has indicated the organization will ignore state law regarding binary (male/female) listing of gender on birth certificates and that the organization may even direct biological males to doctors for hysterectomies.Ray Carter | November 12, 2021
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Health Care
Is Oklahoma medicine going woke?
What if the Woke doctor won’t treat us because he disagrees with our views?David Randall, Ph.D. | November 4, 2021
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Health Care
Hospital officials don’t want to pay for Medicaid expansion
Oklahoma hospitals were among the most prominent supporters of State Question 802, which expanded the state’s Medicaid program to include many able-bodied adults starting July 2021.Ray Carter | October 28, 2021
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Health Care
‘Nonbinary’ settlement draws strong pushback from Stitt
A reported court settlement agreed to by officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health, which created a process for designating an individual’s sex as “nonbinary” on Oklahoma birth certificates, has drawn swift condemnation from Gov. Kevin Stitt and other officials.Ray Carter | October 21, 2021
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Health Care
No reason to defer to ‘expertise’ of AMA, OSMA
Whether it’s Critical Race Theory, removing sex designation from birth certificates, or opposing pro-life “heartbeat” legislation, medical associations aren’t bashful about taking political positions.Jonathan Small | September 27, 2021
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Health Care
Medical associations wade into politics
Whether it’s Critical Race Theory, removing sex designation from birth certificates, or opposing pro-life “heartbeat” legislation, medical associations aren’t bashful about taking political positions.Ray Carter | September 9, 2021
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Health Care
Medicaid-expansion benefits prove overstated
When Oklahomans voted in 2020 to expand Medicaid to cover able-bodied adults with incomes below a certain level, proponents claimed expansion would prevent people from having to forgo life-saving care and save rural hospitals in the process.Ray Carter | August 31, 2021
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Education, Health Care
Stitt opposes school restrictions amidst Democrat outcry
Oklahoma Democratic lawmakers have called on Gov. Kevin Stitt to declare a health emergency following a recent uptick in COVID cases.Ray Carter | July 26, 2021