By:
Gene Perry
February 27, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In a recent blog post, we took issue with claims about state spending made by the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs. The post pointed out that OCPA left out important facts – namely that nominal spending numbers are meaningless without…
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By:
David Blatt
February 26, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In her 2013 State of the State address, Governor Mary Fallin reiterated her opposition to accepting federal dollars to provide coverage to uninsured Oklahomans through Medicaid, as provided under the Affordable Care Act. In states that extend Medicaid, the federal…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 25, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
[Download this fact sheet as a pdf.]
Accepting federal funds to extend Medicaid would involve modest state costs while generating enormous economic and health benefits
In Oklahoma, one in two low-income adults lack health insurance. They struggle to access timely,…
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By:
Guest
February 21, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
John Henning Schumann, a writer and doctor in Tulsa, runs the Internal Medicine residency at the University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine. An earlier version of this post ran on his Glass Hospital blog. He is on Twitter @GlassHospital…
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Since the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the debate surrounding gun violence, gun control, and mental health has gained renewed prominence. Last month, President Obama laid out proposals to reduce gun violence which include increasing access to mental…
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Camille Landry is a writer, activist, and advocate for social justice who lives in Oklahoma City. This is the first in a series, “Neglected Oklahoma”, focused on Oklahomans who find themselves in a position where the basic necessities of life…
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By:
Gene Perry
February 4, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Oklahoma Policy Institute released the following statement in response to Governor Fallin’s state of the state address and budget proposal:
It is a positive sign for Oklahoma that the Governor has significantly scaled back her tax cut proposal from last…
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Health Care Providers
Pam Cross, Executive Director the Health Alliance for the Uninsured – “We really support efforts to look at this from several perspectives — certainly the health care needs of individuals, but also the impact that their poor…
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By:
Guest
January 23, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
Shelley Cadamy Munoz, a Tulsa resident, is the adoptive mother of three children. This post first appeared on her blog on January 20, 2013 and is reposted with permission.
Usually when I write, I try to come up with some…
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By:
David Blatt
January 16, 2013 // Updated: May 2, 2019
In announcing that Oklahoma would not take advantage of the opportunities provided by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to expand Medicaid to cover low-income adults, Governor Mary Fallin stated she was committed to developing an “Oklahoma Plan to reduce the…
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