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Many Oklahoma Parents Face Medicaid Denial
The health-care fate of tens of thousands of low-income parents is in limbo because of Oklahoma’s refusal to accept federal money to expand Medicaid. Most of the attention so far on which Oklahomans...
View ArticleWho’s In, Who’s Out, of Coverage ‘Crater’
Without Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma, roughly 200,000 people, mostly adults, will remain ineligible for the program. And anywhere from 130,000 to 170,000 of them will be stuck in a coverage crater...
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In Governor’s Home County, a Small Harbor for the Uninsured
SHAWNEE—Inside a cramped clinic office, Dorthea Copeland prepares for the weekly pilgrimage of poor people seeking free health care. They’re already lining the hallway, trading tales of sore throats...
View ArticleHealth Centers Provide Low-Cost Care
The Shawnee clinic run by Gov. Mary Fallin’s aunt is among dozens of community clinics in Oklahoma that serve areas with a shortage of primary-care providers. The clinics play a critical role in...
View ArticleGovernment Insurance? No Thanks
TECUMSEH — Ian and Phyllis Gliori are among the people who would qualify for expanded Medicaid coverage if Gov. Mary Fallin hadn’t turned it down. That’s just fine with them. Owners of Gliori’s Italian...
View ArticleResponses from Governor’s Office and an Advocacy Group
In reporting a story about a Shawnee clinic for the uninsured run by Gov. Mary Fallin’s aunt, Oklahoma Watch contributing writer Warren Vieth contacted the governor’s office seeking comment. Fallin’s...
View ArticleFacts about Pottawatomie County
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY Population: 68,382. County seat: Shawnee. Major industries: Pipe and tube manufacturing, flour milling, casinos. Demographics: 74 percent White, 12 percent Native American, 4...
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An Interview with Health Commissioner Terry Cline
Warren ViethOklahoma Commissioner of Health Terry Cline Now that Gov. Mary Fallin has rejected the Obama administration’s Medicaid expansion proposal, she has asked Commissioner of Health Terry Cline...
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Q&A: Affordable Care Act, Round Two
On Saturday, Nov. 15, the federal government began accepting applications and renewals for individual health plans sold through its online insurance marketplace. Open enrollment for 2015 coverage will...
View ArticleState Wins Affordable Care Act Grant
The Obama administration announced Tuesday it had chosen Oklahoma to receive a grant of up to $2 million to develop innovative models for delivering health care. The award is significant because it...
View ArticleDoes State Have Plans if Thousands Lose Insurance Subsidies?
Gov. Mary Fallin’s office won’t say if the state has a plan to help thousands of Oklahomans who might be priced out of health insurance if their subsidies are struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court this...
View ArticleFallin’s Statement on Affordable Care Act Ruling
Governor Mary Fallin Statement on King v. Burwell Ruling OKLAHOMA CITY – Governor Mary Fallin today released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in King v....
View ArticleOklahoma Reaction to Affordable Care Act Ruling
Below are excerpts of written statements or live interviews about the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act. The 6-3 ruling in King vs. Burwell handed the Obama administration a major...
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Health Experts: the Politics of High Court’s Decision
Oklahoma Watch asked three experts with the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington, D.C., the largest health foundation in the country, about the political impact of today’s Supreme Court...
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Up Ahead, Turnover of Insurers on Health Market
Photo illustration by Lindsay Whelchel, Oklahoma Watch. Two private health insurance companies participating in the Affordable Care Act market in Oklahoma are expected to leave the program next year,...
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Oklahoma Health Insurance Rates Could Jump in 2016
Oklahomans who purchase health insurance policies next year from the leading insurer in the Affordable Care Act marketplace could face unsubsidized rate increases averaging 31 percent, Oklahoma Watch...
View ArticleRadio: Why Okla. Health Insurance Rates Could Jump
Oklahomans who buy health insurance for next year from the largest insurer on the Affordable Care Act marketplace could face double-digit rate increases running as high as 44 percent, filings with the...
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