Carly Putnam joined OK Policy in 2013. As Policy Director, she supervises policy research and strategy. She previously worked as an OK Policy intern, and she was OK Policy's health care policy analyst through July 2020. She graduated from the University of Tulsa in 2013. As a student, she was a participant in the National Education for Women (N.E.W.) Leadership Institute and interned with Planned Parenthood. Carly is a graduate of the Oklahoma Center for Nonprofits Nonprofit Management Certification; the Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council’s Partners in Policymaking; The Mine, a social entrepreneurship fellowship in Tulsa; and Leadership Tulsa Class 62. She currently serves on the board of Restore Hope Ministries. Prior board service includes The Arc of Oklahoma and The Little Blue House (previously United Campus Ministry). In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and doing battle with her hundred year-old house.
By: Carly Putnam
November 17, 2014 // Updated: November 15, 2014
In The Know is taking a break Monday through Wednesday of this week while the OK Policy team at the State Fiscal Policy Conference. You can follow the conference on Twitter at @SFPConference and with the hashtag #sfp14. In The… Read more [More...]
By: Carly Putnam
November 16, 2014 // Updated: July 25, 2015
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By: Carly Putnam
November 14, 2014 // Updated: October 28, 2025
A copayment (or co-payment, or copay) is a payment defined in an insurance policy and paid by the insured each time a medical service is accessed. For example, some plans will charge a $4 copayment for a prescription medication, or… Read more [More...]
Federally-qualified health centers (FQHCs) are community-based health care providers that meet various qualifications that make them eligible for certain federal grants. FQHCs are required to serve an underserved area or population, offer a sliding fee scale, provide comprehensive services, have… Read more [More...]
Medicare is a national social insurance program administered by the federal government. Medicare provides access to health insurance for Americans aged 65 and older who have paid into it (i.e. paid income tax in the US). Medicare is also available… Read more [More...]
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By: Carly Putnam
November 13, 2014 // Updated: October 31, 2025
The ‘coverage crater’ refers to the gap in eligibility for health insurance in states that have chosen not to expand Medicaid for individuals who earn too much for traditional Medicaid but not enough to qualify for subsidies on the online… Read more [More...]
The term “dual eligible” refers to people who are covered at the same time by both Medicare and Medicaid. As most people on Medicare are 65 or older, dual eligibles are typically both elderly and low-income. Depending on which one… Read more [More...]
Waivers are way for states to test and implement new ways of administering Medicaid or CHIP services. If states want to change aspects of their Medicaid program beyond what is typically allowed, they need approval from the Centers for Medicare… Read more [More...]
An individual mandate is a requirement that all persons procure a particular good or service. In health care, it referred to the controversial provision within the Affordable Care Act that most Americans, with some exceptions, were required to carry health… Read more [More...]
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