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 boards of Restore Hope Ministries and The Arc of Oklahoma. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, and doing battle with her hundred year-old house.
By: Carly Putnam
March 20, 2017 // Updated: December 17, 2019
This post has been updated to reflect amendments released on March 20, 2017.
Congressional Republicans finally have the opportunity to make good on their longstanding promise to repeal and replace the health law. In campaign rhetoric, they promised they could… Read more [More...]
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The House Republican plan, known as the American Health Care Act (AHCA), would dramatically increase the cost of health coverage.
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Insurance Coverage Gains
Since the Affordable Care Act (ACA, also known as Obamacare) was signed into law in 2010, Oklahomans have made record gains in insurance coverage. Even though state lawmakers refused federal… Read more [More...]
By: Carly Putnam
March 17, 2017 // Updated: March 17, 2017
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By: Carly Putnam
March 16, 2017 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma legislators have big challenges this session to deal with another revenue failure and budget shortfall. Regular Oklahomans are struggling to support their families in a state where too many jobs still don’t pay a living wage. In this context,… Read more [More...]
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By: Carly Putnam
March 12, 2017 // Updated: March 10, 2017
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk shares our most recent publications and other resources to help you stay informed about Oklahoma. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In… Read more [More...]
By: Carly Putnam
March 10, 2017 // Updated: March 10, 2017
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By: Carly Putnam
March 9, 2017 // Updated: March 9, 2017
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By: Carly Putnam
March 2, 2017 // Updated: March 2, 2017
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