Medicaid Expansion

Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are dead-set on reversing a 2020 vote to enshrine Medicaid expansion in the state's constitution. Their two-prong effort to remove the language and shrink Soonercare in the state came as a surprise to the Democratic minority.

If approved, the measures could remove Medicaid expansion from the state constitution or allow the Legislature to not fully cover its costs if federal support changes.

The office of Gov. Kevin Stitt Tuesday again declined to answer the question of why the governor removed the only two physicians from the Oklahoma Health…

Gov. Kevin Stitt has removed the only two doctors on the state board that oversees the agency administering the state's Medicaid program. Dr. Jean…

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority has not touched $164 million lawmakers appropriated to pay for the state’s 10% share of the program’s costs.OHCA CEO…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 150,000 Oklahomans have qualified for Medicaid under an expansion of the program approved by voters, and state health…

The campaign manager for the ballot measure to expand Medicaid in Oklahoma said the work is not over even though benefits went into effect last…

A special guest visited Oklahomans celebrating Medicaid expansion taking effect Thursday.U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra spoke…

More than 120,000 uninsured Oklahomans get health coverage Thursday when voter-approved Medicaid expansion takes effect.Voters narrowly approved a state…

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More than 51,700 Oklahomans have qualified for Medicaid since enrollment began this week under an expansion of the program that…