Oklahoma Health Insurance:
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Oklahoma's insurance commissioner critical of Health and Human Service's decision to deny request for delay of Affordable Health Care Act's 80/20 rules.
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The Oklahoma Health Care Authority, (OKHCA) board has approved its newest budget which included new revenue sources. These sources include increased premiums from InsureOK, the state affordable health insurance program and federal stimulus dollars. This could impact health insurance options for residents.
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In April, Dr. K.A. Mehta, Oklahoma Medical Association’s president, said that doctors warned Oklahoma residents and Congress that they may have to see less patients who use Medicare—the nation’s largest affordable health care option. However, President Obama’s Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (H.R. 3962) counteract the proposed cuts that caused the warnings. In fact, there is also a 2.2% increase that the Senate had failed to pass on June 16, 2002.
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As reported in Tulsa World, there is a current shortage of primary care doctors in Oklahoma. Over 70 counties do not meet the standard to have 1 general practioner per 3,500 patients. This can lead to high health care costs for consumers and long waits for appointments. This is a barrier for affordable health insurance, as well.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Oklahoma offers tips to lower overall costs of health insurance by lowering prescription costs through generic medications.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
