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Health Care
Conservative groups announce opposition to price control legislation
Two conservative organizations have publicly voiced strong concern regarding legislation pending in Oklahoma that would tie prescription drug prices in the state to Canadian drug prices.Staff | March 10, 2021
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Health Care
‘Surprise’ medical bill protection clears Senate
Legislation that could prevent Oklahomans from receiving unanticipated and wildly inflated medical bills has received approval from the Oklahoma Senate.Ray Carter | March 10, 2021
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Health Care
Surprise medical billing protection clears committee
Oklahomans would be protected from having debt collectors hound them for surprise medical bills under legislation that has cleared a state Senate committee.Ray Carter | February 26, 2021
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Health Care
Senate Bill 548 will protect patients, promote price transparency
Surprise medical bills are all too common for Oklahomans today.Kaitlyn Finley | February 25, 2021
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Health Care
Medicaid managed care opponents silent on alternatives
The Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA) and the Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) have been vocal critics of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s proposal to use managed care services in Oklahoma’s Medicaid system.Ray Carter | February 16, 2021
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Health Care
Short-term plans have proven successful
Kaitlyn Finley | February 15, 2021
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Education, Health Care
Vaccinations open door for full reopening of schools
Under a plan announced by Gov. Kevin Stitt, all Oklahoma teachers and school staff can be vaccinated for COVID-19 by spring break. The announcement eliminates the last major objection raised to resumption of full-time, in-person instruction at all schools during the last quarter of the current school year.Ray Carter | February 11, 2021
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Health Care
Democrats criticize effort to control growing Medicaid cost
Gov. Kevin Stitt recently told lawmakers that Oklahoma must join the 40 states that use managed care as part of their Medicaid system.Ray Carter | February 1, 2021
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Health Care
Health Department unable to determine mask-mandate impact
Officials at the Oklahoma State Department of Health say they are no longer able to provide accurate data on what, if any, impact mask mandates have on COVID-19 transmission and will no longer be providing that information to the public.Ray Carter | January 26, 2021
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Budget & Tax, Health Care
Budget based on low take-up of Medicaid expansion
Officials at the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which runs the state’s Medicaid system, continue to project that a voter-approved expansion of Medicaid will require state taxpayers to provide another $164 million per year.Ray Carter | January 25, 2021