Quote of the Day 10/4/2013

A lot of them don’t see the benefit. People here are among the unhealthiest in the nation. The need is there … but the only thing that has been in the paper is negative.

-Debbie Haller, counselor at a health clinic in Spencer, in a story on how Oklahomans in low-income, rural areas are not accessing needed health benefits because they have been misinformed about the Affordable Care Act by state politicians and media (Source: http://lat.ms/17Boggl)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gene Perry worked for OK Policy from 2011 to 2019. He is a native Oklahoman and a citizen of the Cherokee Nation. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.A. in history and an M.A. in journalism.

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