Former Executive Director David Blatt joined OK Policy in 2008 and served as its Executive Director from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as Director of Public Policy for Community Action Project of Tulsa County and as a budget analyst for the Oklahoma State Senate. He has a Ph.D. in political science from Cornell University and a B.A. from the University of Alberta. David has been selected as Political Scientist of the Year by the Oklahoma Political Science Association, Local Social Justice Champion by the Dan Allen Center for Social Justice, and Public Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers.
By: David Blatt
December 18, 2019 // Updated: August 18, 2023
SoonerCare is the name for Oklahoma’s Medicaid program operated by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. See Medicaid/Soonercare for more information,… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
November 6, 2019 // Updated: November 6, 2019
Rather than tilting at windmills with a legally questionable approach that poses serious threats for the state’s Medicaid population, our state should focus on tried and tested ways of improving access to care and health outcomes for Oklahomans. [More...]
By: David Blatt
November 1, 2019 // Updated: August 30, 2024
The Oklahoma Board on Legislative Compensation is a constitutionally-created Board that has the exclusive authority to set compensation for members of the Oklahoma Legislature. The Board is made up of five members appointed by the Governor and two members appointed… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
October 15, 2019 // Updated: September 15, 2024
Public charge is a term used by U.S. immigration officials to refer to a person who is considered primarily dependent on the government for subsistence, as demonstrated by either receipt of public cash assistance for income maintenance or institutionalization for… Read more [More...]
TSET is an endowment trust established with payments from the 1998 Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) between 46 states and the tobacco industry.
In November 2000, with passage of State Question 692, Oklahoma became the first and only state to direct… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
September 11, 2019 // Updated: July 30, 2024
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) – formally known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and often referred to as Obamacare – is the landmark health care legislation passed by Congress during the presidency of Barack Obama in 2010.… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
September 10, 2019 // Updated: September 25, 2022
Property tax rates (also known as ad valorem taxes) in most states, including Oklahoma, are set in mills. A mill is $1 in tax for every $1,000 in taxable value. For convenience in Oklahoma, a tax rate (the sum of… Read more [More...]
By: David Blatt
September 9, 2019 // Updated: August 24, 2024
FMAP (Federal Medical Assistance Percentage) is the share of Medicaid expenditures paid by the federal government.
Medicaid is funded through a combination of federal and state dollars. The standard federal share is determined by a mathematical formula, laid out in… Read more [More...]
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Rather than tilting at windmills with a legally questionable approach that poses serious threats for the state’s Medicaid population, our state should focus on tried and tested ways of improving access to care and health outcomes for Oklahomans. [More...]
I can honestly say that being part of this organization for 12 years, and leading it for the past ten, has been the great honor of my life. [More...]
Over 230 years ago, the authors of the American constitution understood the importance of the Census. The Census is no less important today. [More...]
