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Oklahoma Making Affordable Health Insurance For Under 40

Submitted by hareyan on Mar 16th, 2009
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The Oklahoma House on Thursday voted 97-2 to approve a bill that would authorize the state's insurance commissioner to allow health insurance companies to offer low-cost affordable, mandate-free coverage to residents younger than age 40, the AP/Journal Record reports. Bill author state Rep. Doug Cox (R) said about 60% of the state's 600,000 uninsured residents are between ages 18 and 40 and the measure is designed to provide them with an affordable health coverage option.

Insure Oklahoma To Include More Small Businesses, College Students

Submitted by ruzik_tuzik on Jan 14th, 2009
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The Oklahoma Health Care Authority around March 1 will expand eligibility in the Insure Oklahoma program to include more businesses and some college students, according to Cindy Roberts, director of program integrity and planning, the Oklahoman reports.

Under the program, the state pays a portion of the cost for businesses with 50 or fewer employees to provide health insurance for workers. Under the expansion, businesses with 99 or fewer employees will be eligible for the program.

Many Beneficiaries Enrolled In Oklahoma Insurance Premium Assistance Program

Submitted by hareyan on May 16th, 2008
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Enrollment in the Oklahoma Employer/Employee Partnership for Insurance Coverage, the state's health insurance premium assistance program, has exceeded 10,000 beneficiaries for the first time in the program's three-year history.

Oklahoma Divided Over Legality Of Medicaid Coverage For Prenatal Care

Submitted by hareyan on Apr 2nd, 2008
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CEO of Oklahoma Health Care Authority and a state lawmaker remain split on whether using state Medicaid funds to provide prenatal care services to undocumented immigrants will jeopardize federal funding for the program.

More Than 5,800 Oklahoma Medicaid Beneficiaries Lose Coverage Over Citizenship

Submitted by hareyan on Dec 17th, 2007
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More than 5,800 Oklahoma residents were dropped from the state's Medicaid program because they could not meet federal proof-of-citizenship requirements.

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