With workers facing long lines and waits, state employment agency seeks to increase in-person unemployment claims processing; Over half of Oklahoma's COVID-19 cases confirmed in June, according to OSDH data; Oklahoma lawmakers have a year to figure out how to pay for Medicaid expansion;
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Oklahoma voters approve Medicaid expansion, join majority of states; officials tout state’s ‘manageable’ hospitalization levels as virus cases surge; Gov. encourages Oklahomans to wear masks to reduce COVID-19 spread but will not mandate face coverings;
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Oklahoma’s primary is today: Get out and vote (safely); Oklahoma voters to decide whether to expand Medicaid; Tulsa area remains virus hot spot; surge in cases at poultry plant in southeast; Key Stitt cabinet members stepping down.
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Oklahoma State Medical Association asks Gov. Stitt to 'enhance' COVID-19 policy, encourage masks; Voters in deep-red Oklahoma weigh Medicaid expansion as virus cases climb; Segregated at birth: Oklahoma was raised on racism;
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State Medicaid audit waves some warning flags but documents little abuse; Stitt says closing businesses again ‘not a part of the discussion’ as coronavirus cases rise; COVID-19: Three more deaths reported with 438 new cases in Oklahoma;
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Oklahoma at ‘critical point’ local leaders say as coronavirus cases, hospitalizations climb; 'Very frustrating': Oklahomans tired of waiting for unemployment money; Early in-person voting to occur Thursday through Saturday; New analyses from OK Policy and Families USA quantify benefits of Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma.
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Health Commissioner: Surge in cases "kind of unknown territory"; City leaders frustrated by ‘inadequate leadership’ from state, county during pandemic; Oklahoma City mayor reports ‘tsunami of cases’ among young; Medicaid expansion: Ten years of unparalleled return on investment, improved outcomes.
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KIDS COUNT 2020: Oklahoma ranks 45th for child well-being; Voting in Oklahoma: Everything you need to know about voting in the June 30 statewide election; The rally is over. Any lasting effect will take weeks and months to materialize; Oklahoma health department urges virus testing after events.
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Barring COVID-19 outbreak, Tulsa gets through potentially explosive weekend; Heated confrontations at Trump rally, but interactions remain largely nonviolent; Amid national turmoil, Tulsa’s historic Greenwood District has its shining moment; How Managed Care Organizations work — and potentially reduce health care services for Oklahomans
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By:
Dave Hamby
June 19, 2020 // Updated: June 19, 2020
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