Tag: Oklahoma

Avoiding the Medicaid 'coverage crater'

When Congress approved a prescription drug benefit for the Medicare program in the mid-2000s, it created the infamous ‘Medicare donut hole‘ – a large gap in coverage of prescription drug costs. The Affordable Care Act (ACA), the landmark health care… Read more [More...]

Federal aid to Oklahoma under the ax in Ryan budget plan

Without new revenue, federal deficit reduction efforts will lead to devastating cuts in federal support for education, transportation, law enforcement, the social safety net,  and other state and local programs, according to a new report from the  Center on Budget… Read more [More...]

Faulty Structures: Report puts spotlight on threats to states' fiscal stability

This session, the Oklahoma legislature debated a slew of proposals to cut and, in some cases, eliminate Oklahoma’s personal income tax. While some proposals were revenue-neutral, doing away with tax credits and deductions to offset cuts to the top marginal… Read more [More...]

Guest Blog (Dr. John Schumann): 'Help Wanted' for Medicaid expansion

John Henning Schumann is a writer and doctor in Tulsa. He runs the Internal Medicine residency at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine. He created the blog GlassHospital.com and is on Twitter @GlassHospital. Despite its complexities and its… Read more [More...]

Upcoming Event: 45th Oklahoma Career and Technology Education Conference, Aug 2-3

The 45th Annual Oklahoma Career and Technology Education Summer Conference is scheduled for August 2-3, 2012 at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City.  The CareerTech Expo, held in conjunction with the conference, features over 150 exhibitors showcasing the latest… Read more [More...]

(Summer Re-Run) Medicaid Matters: Study finds coverage boosts health outcomes and financial security

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, states must decide whether to expand Medicaid to cover adults with incomes below 133 percent of the federal poverty level.  This post originally ran on our blog… Read more [More...]

Guest Blog (Cal Hobson): Bonds. State Bonds.

Cal Hobson served in the Oklahoma Legislature from 1978-2006, including one term as Senate President Pro Tempore. This is an edited version of an article that first appeared in the Oklahoma Observer. In my opinion, when Gov. Mary Fallin’s ill-advised… Read more [More...]

Health care reform’s Medicaid expansion is right for Oklahoma

The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling upholding the bulk of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) struck down one key component of the law: it made the law’s Medicaid expansion optional rather than mandatory by declaring that that the federal government may… Read more [More...]

STATEMENT: Supreme Court ruling means it's time to move forward

David Blatt, Director of Oklahoma Policy Institute, released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act: The Supreme Court ruling to uphold the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act is a significant victory… Read more [More...]

Guest Blog (John Thompson): Visions 2020 brings hope

John Thompson is a former Oklahoma historian and inner city teacher who is now an education writer focusing on inner city schools. In June, the Oklahoma Department of Education hosted the Vision 2020 conference to preview the dramatic changes that… Read more [More...]