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Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act: Resources and Information

March 1st, 2013
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The Supreme Court upheld almost all of the reforms in the new national health care law – the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – but it struck down the federal government’s authority to enforce Medicaid expansion in the states.  Oklahoma now has the chance to expand coverage for low-income uninsured adults. Though Governor Fallin has stated that she will not pursue joining the Medicaid expansion, many continue to advocate for taking this opportunity to extend health care access to about 150,000 uninsured Oklahomans. See the below links for more information and ways to become involved. For resources and information on other issues related to health care reform, please click here.

ADVOCACY

ISSUE BRIEFS, FACT SHEETS AND PRESENTATIONS

  • Presentation: Affordable Care Act 101: What are the portions of the ACA and how does it affect the states? (NBA Health Law Presentation, May 2013)
  • Issue Brief: Help is at Hand: New Health Insurance Tax Credits in Oklahoma (Families USA, April 2013)
  • Presentation: Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act in Oklahoma (National Association of Social Workers, March 2013)
  • Fact Sheet: Extending Medicaid Would Help Oklahoma Veterans
  • Issue Brief, Fact Sheet: Medicaid Proves Its Worth in Oklahoma
  • Fact Sheet: How Much Would Extending Medicaid Cost?
  • Fact Sheet: Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act
  • Infographic: The coverage crater
  • Resources: Oklahoma Hospital Association materials on Medicaid expansion (Fact sheets; news coverage)
  • Presentation: Medicaid Expansion and the Affordable Care Act (August 2012)
  • Issue Brief: Health Care Reform and the State Budget: Savings Likely to Fully or Partly Offset Modest New Costs (Oct 2011)
  • Fact Sheet: Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Statistics on Medicaid Expansion

OPINIONS AND COMMENTARIES

  • Blog Post: Leavitt or Leave It: Consultant’s report suggests path for extending health insurance coverage
  • Blog Post: Oregon Medicaid study strengthens case to expand Medicaid (Guest Blog: Judy Solomon)
  • Blog Post: Oklahoma health insurance consumers will still receive benefits and protections of the Affordable Care Act
  • Blog Post: Many sizes fit all: Feds show flexibility in extending coverage
  • Opinion: Hospital Executives: Let’s create an Oklahoma Plan for Medicaid funds (Oklahoman)
  • Opinion: Many sizes fit all (David Blatt, Journal Record)
  • Opinion: We can’t afford to reject federal health care (Tiece Dempsey, Tulsa World)
  • Opinion: Medicaid expansion opt-out hurts businesses (Larry Mocha, Tulsa World)
  • Blog post: Medicaid proves its worth
  • Blog Post: What’s unaffordable?
  • Opinion: The right thing to do (David Blatt, Journal Record)
  • Blog Post:  Where the Affordable Care Act fits into the gun  control debate
  • Blog Post: Wither Insure Oklahoma?
  • Blog Post: Wrong Number – Medicaid expansion estimates are exaggerated and misleading
  • Blog Post: What the Governor’s health care decisions mean for Oklahomans (Medicaid and exchanges)
  • Op-ed: Affordable Care action put Oklahomans last (David Blatt, Tulsa World)
  • Blog Post: Avoiding the Medicaid coverage crater
  • Blog Post: “Missouri analysis shows economic benefits of Medicaid expansion” (Jeff Alderman)
  • Opinion:  “Politics versus compassion” (Dr. Doug Cox, R-Grove, Grand Lake News Online)
  • Op-ed: Providing health care access is pro-business (Amy Dunn, Oklahoman)
  • Opinion:  “Expanding Medicaid is affordable and vital (Kate Richey, Oklahoma Gazette)
  • Column: What’s the plan (David Blatt, Journal Record)
  • Column: Cutting off our noses (David Blatt, Journal Record)
  • Blog Post: Wither Insure Oklahoma?
  • Column: Medicaid Matters (David Blatt, Journal Record)

STATEMENTS AND LETTERS

  • OK Policy Statement: Governor’s proposal for Insure Oklahoma sacrifices taxpayers and the uninsured
  • OK Policy Statement: Governor’s decision not to join Medicaid expansion is deeply troubling
  • Letter(PDF) (HTML): OK Policy’s Board calls on Governor and legislative leaders to reconsider Medicaid decision
  • Statement: Supreme Court’s ruling means it’s time to move forward

NEWS COVERAGE

  • News Article: Huffington Post, 284,000 Uninsured Veterans May Miss Out On Health Coverage If 25 States Reject Expansion: Study
  • News Article: Oklahoma Gazette, “Oklahoma grapples with serious health care challenges without expanding Medicaid
  • News Article: Rejecting Medicaid expansion would hit Oklahoma employers hard, study finds
  • Editorial: Janet Pearson, Tulsa World, :Oklahoma Medicaid debate: It’s not over ’til it’s over”
  • Editorial: Janet Pearson, Tulsa World, “Medicaid expansion still an issue in state”
  • Radio Interview: Policy analyst Kate Richey on Studio Tulsa discussing Governor’s decision not to expand Medicaid
  • News Article: Oklahoma Gazette, “Medi-cant”
  • News Article: Tulsa World, “Shawnee dentist quits State Board of Health, blasts Governor on Medicaid”
  • News Article: Oklahoma Watch, “Free clincs provide some health care to state’s uninsured”

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