By:
David Blatt
December 13, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019

“Is there anyone here from Oklahoma?”
I was at a national conference of health care policy experts and advocates last month when the morning’s plenary speaker, Cindy Mann, Medicaid Director for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, posed that…
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By:
David Blatt
November 19, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019

This blog was authored by Tricia Brooks, a Senior Fellow at the Center for Children and Families at Georgetown University. It originally appeared on November 4th on Say Ahhh! A Children’s Health Policy Blog and is cross-posted here with permission.…
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By:
David Blatt
October 6, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This is the fifth in an ongoing series of posts examining the new federal health care reform law. Our previous posts have explored the “cliff effect”; the impact on state budgets; the Temporary High Risk Pool; and tax credits for…
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By:
David Blatt
September 16, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019

The U.S. Census Bureau today released its annual report on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage for 2009 based on its March Current Population Survey. The data reflected the severity of the recession throughout 2009: the national poverty rate rose…
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By:
David Blatt
August 23, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Ryan Kiesel, the author of this guest blog, has served as State Representative from District 28 since 2004 and is not seeking reelection. Ryan is the leader of the Oklahoma Lawyer Chapter of the American Constitution Society.
This November, Oklahoma…
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By:
David Blatt
August 18, 2010 // Updated: May 2, 2019
This is the fourth in an ongoing series of posts looking at the impact of the new federal health care reform law on Oklahoma and Oklahomans. Our previous posts have explored the “cliff effect” , the impact on state budgets…
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A key provision of the health care reform law passed in March creates new insurance options for individuals with pre-existing health conditions. The new program, known as the Oklahoma Temporary High Risk Pool, began accepting applications this week. Click here…
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This week, Wayne Rohde sent out an e-mail informing his friends and networks of his family’s decision to leave Oklahoma. For the last several years, Wayne and his wife Robyne have been tireless and fierce advocates for Nick’s Law, legislation…
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From time to time, we use the OK Policy blog to post contributions from guests on important policy issues for the state. Brad Byers is a retired Tulsan whose professional experience includes having been public affairs officer for the National…
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Tricia Brooks, Senior Fellow with the Georgetown Center for Children and Families, gave this presentation in Tulsa on June 18, 2010 as part of a forum titled, “Health Care Reform 2010: Transitioning Health Care for Oklahoma’s Children and Families.” You…
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