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Weekly Wonk November 17, 2013

The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage. Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know. Click here to subscribe to In The Know. … Read more [More...]

The State of Oklahoma Women (Part Two): Healthy women, healthy families

This post is the second of a two-part series on the state of women in Oklahoma based on the Center for American Progress’s report “The State of Women in America: A 50-State Analysis of How Women are Faring Across the… Read more [More...]

About 7,000 Oklahomans complete ACA applications (Tulsa World)

By Ziva Branstetter Nearly 7,000 people in Oklahoma have completed applications for health insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act, though only a fraction have chosen an insurance plan, according to data released by the federal government Wednesday. Nationally, more… Read more [More...]

A fraction of eligible Oklahomans have enrolled in ‘Obamacare’ (NewsOK)

By Jaclyn Cosgrove Only 346 Oklahomans selected a health insurance plan in the first month of the federal health insurance marketplace’s existence, according to federal government data released Wednesday. The federal marketplace, created through the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,”… Read more [More...]

Oklahomans and the Affordable Care Act: How is Sign-Up Going? (KTUL)

By Caitlin Alexander A report indicates thousands of Oklahomans have applied for health insurance through the marketplace. Only hundreds have completed that process. Some experts around the area are not surprised by the news. Recent numbers show 6,905 Oklahomans have… Read more [More...]

State of Women (OETA)

OK Policy analyst Kate Richey, joined by Mana Tahaie of the YWCA Tulsa, Felicia Collins Correia, representing the Oklahoma Women’s Coalition, Sen. Constance Johnson, Rep. Jeannie McDaniel, Rep. Katie Henke and Rachel Hutchings of Workforce Oklahoma, discusses a report from… Read more [More...]

Weekly Wonk November 10, 2013

The Weekly Wonk is a summary of Oklahoma Policy Institute’s events, publications, blog posts, and coverage.  Numbers of the Day and Policy Notes are from our daily news briefing, In The Know.  Click here to subscribe to In The Know. … Read more [More...]

The State of Oklahoma Women (Part One): Economic security and leadership

This is the first of a two-part series examining the state of women in Oklahoma based on three indicators: economic security, leadership and health of women and families. The first post focuses on economic security and leadership; the second post… Read more [More...]

Doak announces re-election bid here; Insurance commissioner launches bid at luncheon (Muskogee Phoenix)

By D.E. Smoot Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak launched his bid for re-election Thursday during a Rotary Club luncheon at the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame. The Tulsa native was elected to his first term in 2010, which he describes… Read more [More...]

Stymied by Healthcare.gov? There Are Other Ways to Shop for Marketplace Health Plans (Oklahoma Watch)

By Warren Vieth Looking for health insurance? Can’t get the Obamacare website to work? There are other ways to shop. You can go directly to insurance company websites, where you’ll find coverage details and premium costs of every policy each… Read more [More...]