Quote of the Day 3/14/2016

“I’m not trying to set off a panic, but I can’t sit there and go a couple of years and then all of a sudden spring (the program ending) out. If we continue down this road, that’s going to be a reality we’re going to have to deal with.”

-Nico Gomez, CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, who said if state agencies continue to see deep budget cuts, there might not be enough money to support Oklahoma’s Medicaid program, eliminating health care for 1 million Oklahomans (Source).

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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