Articles
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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
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Health Care
Conference offers escape from excessive health care prices
The health care “price transparency” movement originated in large part with some free-market doctors in Oklahoma. A national conference being held April 9-11 in Oklahoma City is a testament to how far the movement has come.Ray Carter | January 29, 2025
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Budget & Tax, Health Care
Oklahoma Medicaid-expansion critics proven right
Conservatives warned that the projected costs were unrealistic, lowball estimates and that spending would quickly surge, forcing lawmakers to divert millions from other uses. We were right.Jonathan Small | September 30, 2024
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Health Care
A look at work-comp loss costs
Oklahoma’s work-comp reforms were having their intended results.Curtis Shelton | September 17, 2024
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Medical officials aligning with Oklahoma lawmakers
In 2023, Oklahoma made it illegal to provide children with puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, or sex-change surgeries. Many medical officials appear to be shifting to positions that align with those of Oklahoma policymakers.Ray Carter | August 13, 2024
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Health Care
Health agency collects Oklahomans’ data, balks at transparency
The Oklahoma State Department of Health (OSDH) has acknowledged that it collects Oklahomans’ personal medical information. But when an open-records request asked if the OSDH sells that data to third parties, the agency’s tune changed.Ray Carter | July 25, 2024
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Health Care, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma hospitals sign ‘equity’ pledge
The Oklahoma Hospital Association and 13 Oklahoma hospitals have signed an “equity” pledge that suggests hospital leadership hires may be based on race or ethnicity as much as, or more than, job qualifications and expertise.Ray Carter | April 8, 2024
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Health Care
Due to Medicaid expansion, many rural hospitals face closure
When a ballot measure expanding Oklahoma’s Medicaid program to include many able-bodied adults narrowly passed in 2020, supporters claimed expansion would provide long-term financial stability for rural hospitals.Ray Carter | March 11, 2024
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Budget & Tax, Health Care, Law & Principles, Culture & the Family
Oklahoma won’t promote abortion, so Biden administration yanks funds
Attempting to force Oklahoma officials to promote abortion, the Biden administration has stripped the state of several million dollars in federal funds that normally pay for pregnancy tests, cancer screenings, depression screenings, and various other services.Ray Carter | November 7, 2023