State Question 802 would allow voters to decide whether Oklahoma will finally accept the Medicaid expansion authorized by the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare, but in order to get it on the ballot in 2020, organizers have until 5 p.m. Oct. 28 to collect 177,958 signatures from registered Oklahoma voters. If a number close to […]
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Letters to the Editor: Nov. 22, 2017
GOP strangled Obamacare “If Republican Senators are unable to pass what they are working on now, they should immediately repeal, and then replace at a later date!” said President Donald Trump. Conservatives quickly pounced on the idea — including Senators Rand Paul and Ben Sasse, as well as the Koch brothers’ Americans for Prosperity. Former […]
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Letters to the Editor: July 26, 2017
Planned Parenthood is trusted by women everywhere. I know because I used its services when I was in my 20s, when I was just starting out in the real world but with no access to health care.
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Americans take more antidepressants than any other country in this world, yet we don’t have a health care system that works.
Americans take more antidepressants than any other country in this world, yet we don’t have a health care system that works.
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Letters to the Editor: July 5, 2017
On page 39: gigantic Medicaid cuts — seniors in nursing homes would be thrown out and millions of children will lose health care. On page 136: Waivers by states to not cover essential health care like maternity, mental health, etc.
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Oklahomans face an uncertain health care future
While Congress debates the future of the Affordable Care Act, many citizens fear they will lose coverage.
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Chicken-Fried News: Healthy thirst
Rep. Forrest Bennett’s proposed bill would divert some alcohol sales tax revenue to support health care.
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Waiver could expand coverage and stop budget damage of Oklahoma health care
“We decided we can no longer continue down this road until we get to the point where the whole system just breaks,” Gomez said.
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Letters to the Editor: March 16, 2016
This article is superb, from my point of view, particularly for completing the story of the Kiowa Six and Lois Smoky as told by Ms. Satepauhoodle-Mikkanen.
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Free community clinics serve critical populations in OKC despite implementation of health care reform
“I really mean this,” said Monson. “All the years I had insurance, I never received this type of care.”