Quote of the Day 7/22/2013

It would be a third or a quarter of my monthly income just to have insurance. It’s almost like a luxury item.

-Cassie Clark, who works part-time as an administrative assistant at an Oklahoma City dance and fitness studio. Clark is among Oklahomans making below the poverty line who could fall into a “coverage crater” where they are ineligible for help to purchase insurance because Oklahoma has not accepted federal health care funds (Source: http://bit.ly/160jMfT).

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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