By:
Dave Hamby
March 18, 2020 // Updated: March 19, 2020
"The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is making a mockery of the public hearing process and appears oblivious to the fact that there is a national health emergency occurring."
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By:
Dave Hamby
March 6, 2020 // Updated: March 6, 2020
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority on Friday submitted the Governor’s Medicaid expansion proposal to federal officials.
We are disappointed to hear that the Governor continues to push his personal plan for Oklahoma healthcare versus the vetted, proven, and citizen-backed strategy…
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By:
Dave Hamby
February 26, 2020 // Updated: February 28, 2020
Background:
Oklahoma lawmakers on Wednesday were slated to consider SB 1046 that contained a key funding mechanism for Gov. Kevin Stitt’s proposed Medicaid alternative plan, which is untested and will face lengthy legal challenges.
Comment from the Oklahoma Policy Institute:…
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By:
Dave Hamby
February 3, 2020 // Updated: February 4, 2020
Oklahoma’s leadership has consistently called for the state to achieve Top 10 status. The rhetoric, however, often lacks a yardstick about how we measure our state’s success.
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By:
Dave Hamby
January 30, 2020 // Updated: January 30, 2020
The plan includes elements that will inevitably draw lawsuits from health care organizations and advocates who fight to protect the rights and coverage low-income residents.
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The Criminal Justice RESTORE Task Force report released today identified some positive ideas to address needs within Oklahoma’s justice system, but it lacks bold – and specific – legislative changes to fully match the scale of Oklahoma’s incarceration crisis.
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By:
Dave Hamby
December 20, 2019 // Updated: December 20, 2019
Oklahoma lawmakers should have about $206.8 million, or 2.5 percent, more available funds for essential state services during the budget year that starts July 1, 2020, based on estimated revenue numbers released Friday by the Oklahoma Board of Equalization. The estimated revenue figures certified Friday show the state should expect a modest increase in revenue. When those figures are run through the state’s budget formula, however, it shows a substantially higher availability of new budget dollars than might initially appear.
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The Oklahoma Policy Institute has named Dave Hamby as its communications director to oversee the organization’s communication and media relations programs.
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The Oklahoma Policy Institute has hired D’Marria Monday, a Tulsa community advocate and social entrepreneur, to grow its Together Oklahoma chapters in northeast Oklahoma, including the Tulsa metro area.
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Census data confirms that Oklahoma policymakers must do more to help Oklahoma families get ahead.
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