By:
Kate Richey
January 17, 2012 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Our health care system is experiencing an unprecedented period of upheaval. Decades of rising costs, an ever-increasing share of citizens without insurance, and an aging baby boom generation are putting immense pressure on payers, providers, and patients alike. A new…
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Medicaid, known as SoonerCare in Oklahoma, is the primary health care safety net program in the state, without which thousands of families would forgo basic health services for their children, lack necessary medical care for their disables loved ones, and…
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By:
Kate Richey
December 28, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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As the Affordable Care Act is implemented across the nation, states have taken varying approaches to making sure coverage is available for all children. While most states have done a good job maintaining and ensuring the availability of health insurance…
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By:
Kate Richey
December 19, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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Is it the role of government to put policy in place to impact the overall health of our citizens? As the Oklahoma legislature’s interim study committee prepares its final report on the state’s obligations under the new federal health care…
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By:
Kate Richey
December 13, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) has asked the federal government to waive a key provision of the new federal health care law set to go into effect in 2012. OID wants to exempt insurers in the state from adhering to…
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Click here for a copy of the presentation given at a public lecture at the state Capitol on various federal policy initiatives assocated with the new health care law, including state insurance exchange.…
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By:
David Blatt
November 30, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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This is part of an ongoing series of posts examining the Affordable Care Act, including previous posts on health insurance exchanges, rate review and temporary high risk pools. For links to previous posts and additional resources, please visit the health…
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By:
Kate Richey
November 1, 2011 // Updated: May 2, 2019
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The Joint Committee on the Federal Health Care Law has hosted regular meetings this fall to take stock of Oklahoma’s options and responsibilities as new provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) take effect. The first meeting explored the impact…
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This presentation was delivered by OK Policy before the Joint Committee on the Federal Health Care Law on October 25, 2011.
Exchange Presentation…
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Under the new national health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), one major strategy for providing health insurance coverage to the 50 million Americans who are currently uninsured is an expansion of eligibility in the Medicaid…
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