By:
David Blatt
September 17, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Fifteen years after Oklahoma expanded Medicaid eligibility for children, the number of uninsured children in the state continues to fall. The child uninsured rate in Oklahoma reached an historic low of 8 percent in 2011-2012, which is half the rate…
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Beginning October 1 and lasting until March 31, 2014, Oklahomans without access to affordable health insurance through their employer or a government sponsored plan will be able to purchase a plan through the new Health Insurance Marketplace.
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By:
David Blatt
September 10, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Last Friday, Oklahoma received formal word that the federal government has agreed to extend Insure Oklahoma, the state’s publicly-funded premium assistance health insurance program, until the end of 2014, subject to certain program changes. This one-year extension means that individuals…
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By:
David Blatt
September 9, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
One year after Oklahoma finalized an historic plan to transform its child welfare system, significant changes have been put in place. However, major obstacles remain and the ultimate success of the Pinnacle Plan will depend on many more years of…
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A new issue brief provides policy reforms to improve health outcomes in Oklahoma. These reforms include increasing primary care providers, investing in the prevention of public health epidemics, and expanding access to affordable health insurance.
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Though Governor Fallin has stated that she will not pursue joining the Medicaid expansion, many continue to advocate for taking this opportunity to extend health care access to about 150,000 uninsured Oklahomans.
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By:
David Blatt
August 12, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Beginning in 2014, the American health care landscape will be transformed in many ways as the final provisions of the Affordable Care Act take effect. The greatest changes will affect the market for individual health insurance. Under the ACA, insurance…
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By:
Gene Perry
August 5, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
A few weeks ago, NewsOK covered a Twitter debate about Oklahoma’s health care policy. It began when Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs analyst Jonathan Small implied that advocates of accepting federal funds for insuring low-income Oklahomans were ignoring other efforts…
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May was a devastating month for many Oklahomans. While most Oklahomans were preoccupied assisting those affected by storms, Oklahoma legislators used the waning days of the legislative session to revive and approve a measure targeting funding for family planning services…
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Guest
July 16, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This post was written by OK Policy volunteer Zoraya Hightower. Zoraya completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Tulsa and this fall will begin a Master of Environmental Management at Yale.
America spends more than any other nation on…
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