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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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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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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Camille Landry is a writer, activist, and advocate for social justice who lives in Oklahoma City. This is the fourth in Camille’s series, “Neglected Oklahoma”, focused on Oklahomans who find themselves in a position where the basic necessities of life…
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Currently, some 55 million Americans are without health insurance. That includes about 650,000 Oklahomans, or one in six state residents.. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was designed to reduce the number of uninsured by expanding access to quality, affordable coverage.…
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Starting January 1, 2014, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) allows state Medicaid programs to expand coverage to all individuals with incomes below 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). This means that an individual making up to $15,856 or…
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Creating a plan to provide health insurance coverage to low-income working Oklahomans will be an investment in Oklahoma’s workforce and businesses.
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