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Many Oklahoma Parents Face Medicaid Denial
The health-care fate of tens of thousands of low-income parents is in limbo because of Oklahoma’s refusal to accept federal money to expand Medicaid. Most of the attention so far on which Oklahomans...
View ArticleWho’s In, Who’s Out, of Coverage ‘Crater’
Without Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma, roughly 200,000 people, mostly adults, will remain ineligible for the program. And anywhere from 130,000 to 170,000 of them will be stuck in a coverage crater...
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In Governor’s Home County, a Small Harbor for the Uninsured
SHAWNEE—Inside a cramped clinic office, Dorthea Copeland prepares for the weekly pilgrimage of poor people seeking free health care. They’re already lining the hallway, trading tales of sore throats...
View ArticleHealth Centers Provide Low-Cost Care
The Shawnee clinic run by Gov. Mary Fallin’s aunt is among dozens of community clinics in Oklahoma that serve areas with a shortage of primary-care providers. The clinics play a critical role in...
View ArticleGovernment Insurance? No Thanks
TECUMSEH — Ian and Phyllis Gliori are among the people who would qualify for expanded Medicaid coverage if Gov. Mary Fallin hadn’t turned it down. That’s just fine with them. Owners of Gliori’s Italian...
View ArticleResponses from Governor’s Office and an Advocacy Group
In reporting a story about a Shawnee clinic for the uninsured run by Gov. Mary Fallin’s aunt, Oklahoma Watch contributing writer Warren Vieth contacted the governor’s office seeking comment. Fallin’s...
View ArticleFacts about Pottawatomie County
POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY Population: 68,382. County seat: Shawnee. Major industries: Pipe and tube manufacturing, flour milling, casinos. Demographics: 74 percent White, 12 percent Native American, 4...
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An Interview with Health Commissioner Terry Cline
Warren ViethOklahoma Commissioner of Health Terry Cline Now that Gov. Mary Fallin has rejected the Obama administration’s Medicaid expansion proposal, she has asked Commissioner of Health Terry Cline...
View ArticleArkansas’ Health-Care Plan Being Studied by Consultant for Oklahoma
A consultant hired by Oklahoma to look at new ways to provide health-care coverage to low-income people ineligible for Medicaid is studying an Arkansas plan that would channel federal money intended...
View ArticleImmigration Bill: No Federal Health Benefits for Up to a Decade
Undocumented immigrants given temporary legal status under a new immigration bill would be denied access to Medicaid and other subsidized insurance offered under the federal health-reform law. That...
View ArticleData-Driven: Locating the Uninsured
(Interactive by Darren Jaworski. Story by Chase Cook.) More than a fifth of Oklahomans under the age of 65 do not have health insurance, giving the state the sixth highest uninsured rate in the nation....
View ArticleHealth Plan Consultant Files Findings, But Report Is Withheld
A consultant hired by Oklahoma to help create a plan for covering people without health insurance has delivered a draft report on its findings to state officials, but officials refuse to release the...
View ArticleConsultant Recommends Arkansas-Type Health Plan
A consultant hired by Oklahoma to propose ideas on state health care policies is recommending the state adopt a plan similar to one in Arkansas that channels state and federal money to private...
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In Governor’s Home County, a Small Harbor for the Uninsured
SHAWNEE—Inside a cramped clinic office, Dorthea Copeland prepares for the weekly pilgrimage of poor people seeking free health care. They’re already lining the hallway, trading tales of sore throats...
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Oklahoma Watch Study Identifies Jobs With Largest Number of Uninsured
Warren Vieth / Oklahoma WatchCassie Clark, a part-time administrative assistant, falls into the health care "coverage crater" because she's not eligible for Medicaid but doesn't make enough money to...
View ArticleHealth Coverage ‘Way Rich’ for State Leaders, Employees
When Gov. Mary Fallin and Lt. Gov. Todd Lamb go see their primary-care doctors, they pay $30 out of pocket. Their prescriptions cost $10 if they get generics, more if they get name-brand drugs....
View ArticleAudio: KGOU Interviews Oklahoma Watch’s Warren Vieth
Warren Vieth of Oklahoma Watch speaks with KGOU's Kurt Gwortney about Vieth's story on state employee health benefits.
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Pitching ‘Obamacare’
Warren Vieth / Oklahoma WatchAngel Ellis will help residents of Hughes, Okmulgee and Okfuskee counties figure out whether the Affordable Care Act makes sense for them. WETUMKA — Angel Ellis just...
View ArticleQ&A: Health Care Exchange
Where do I go for information? The federal government’s marketplace website is www.healthcare.gov. The toll-free help line is 1-800-318-2596. Spanish-language information is available at...
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