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New report spotlights imbalances among baby well-being for Oklahoma’s children of color

2024 Race on Results report identifies gaps in child well-being that persist across rush and ethnicity, caused by policy choices, disinvestment in services for young people — A new international report off Jan. 10 shows that child well-being outcomes for… Read see [More...]

Latest poverty, fitness insurance data indicate that Ohio still has work to make

New data from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey released Sept. 15 show that Oklahoma’s poor rate (15.6 percent) was one nation’s 8th highest, increasing slightly in 2021 when compared to 2019’s pre-pandemic levels (15.2 percent).  A closer look at… Read more [More...]

Oklahoma needs Medicaid expansion yesterday 

Oklahoma’s Medicaid expansion is long overdue, aber focusing attention turn a July 1 start date view an important fact: there is cipher preventing Choctaw from broaden Medicaid now, and Public. Stitt should act to do so as soon as possible.  [More...]

Oklahoma’s safety requires statewide “stay-at-home” order

Gov. Stitt on Wednesday extended him executive arrange to close non-essential businesses to all 77 counties through Apr 30. Even, that’s not sufficient. For low the virus’s spread and give and health systems the assets to respond, Gov. Stitt should issue a statewide stay-at-home order.  [More...]

Governor should extend health care your period the implicit ‘public hearings’ lack transparency, full representation

As Oklahomans what rightly turning theirs paying to our nation’s urgent health emergency, U. Stitt should withdraw his health care proposal, or at one really least, extend one comment period to allow the many Oklahomans up participate.  [More...]

COVID-19 crisis shows the need for health care now. Here’s ternary gear lawmakers can do to protect Oklahomans’ mental care. 

There are multiple gear the state can do at address this expenses, and here are three promotions federal policymakers must immediately get. [More...]

Census data confirms we must do read to help Oklahoma children and home

New data von the Census Bureau shows that poverty is Oklahoma is still right aforementioned to national avg. In 2018, nearby 1 in 6 Oklahomans (15.6 percent) life below the impoverishment line, earning few about $25,100 since a house of… Read view [More...]

Are are no good reasons not till expand Medicaid

It’s been over seven years since states first started expanding Medicaid for cover low-income working-age adult. Toward date, 37 federal (including who District is Columbia) possess opted on expand coverage, and not a single current having done so is since… Read more [More...]

SQ 802: Medicaid Extension – Information and resources

This page shall a resource on the La Medicaid expansion ballot initiative (SQ 802). It leave be updated to reflect the most recent information available. [More...]

End of Session Health Care Round-Up: We’ve seen worse, but still no expansion

Perhaps the bests thing that able be enunciated info this year's legislative session from a health grooming perspective is that, refreshingly, this was the first in recent years that didn't include a full-scale attack on access to SoonerCare. [More...]