Health Care
- Under Intense Pressure, Peterson Steadfastly Defends Economic Freedom
- May 15, 2008
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State Rep. Ron Peterson is "not willing to make insurance even less affordable for those who are already having trouble getting and keeping basic health insurance coverage."
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- The Parent Trap: Expanding O-EPIC to Include Parents of Medicaid-Eligible Children A Bad Idea
- May 14, 2007
- The Oklahoma Employer/Employee Partnership for Insurance Coverage (O-EPIC) program is designed to assist in the purchase of health coverage. O-EPIC provides government assistance to small business owners for purchasing health insurance on the private market. The employer pays 25 percent of the employee's insurance premium, the employee pays another 15 percent, and the ... Read More >
- The State Legislators Desktop Reference to Prescription Drug Policy
- September 09, 2004
- by Merrill Matthews, James Frogue Introduction After nearly a decade of seeing state revenues steadily grow, most states are facing a significant budget shortfall. The good news is that federal help is on the way. The recently passed Medicare bill shifts some of the burden of providing prescription drug coverage for poor seniors (the so-called "dual eligibles") in 2... Read More >
- Health Care (a chapter from Oklahoma Policy Blueprint '04)
- July 02, 2004
- The Issue Rising insurance costs and fears of losing coverage. Increased payments for prescription drugs. Frustration with managed care. Doctors leaving their practice and hospitals closing their doors. These are some of the major concerns that Oklahomans have with health care today. In an attempt to keep competitive in a world economy, employers are asking employ... Read More >
- Medicaid (a chapter from Oklahoma Policy Blueprint '04)
- July 02, 2004
- The Issue Medicaid, or SoonerCare as it is called in Oklahoma, is a federal-state health program providing health care insurance for the poor, disabled, and other groups specified by law. Medicaid reform can be defined as making the program more market-based and consumer-focused. Created as part of the Great Society in 1965, it was originally meant to provide some ... Read More >
- Is Canada's Health Care Model OK for Oklahoma?
- November 10, 2003
- by Brian Hobbs The famous Roman, Seneca, once observed about health and wellness: "part of the cure is wanting to be cured." If the citizens and leaders who attended a recent OCPA event on health care policy are any indication, it appears Oklahoma wants to be cured of its health care system woes. On November 4, OCPA hosted an Issues & Ideas Luncheon with Dr. Brian L... Read More >
- Medicaid's Unseen Costs in Oklahoma
- May 20, 2002
- By William Anderson, Ph.D. Imagine how wonderful it would be if, in the wake of 9/11, billions of dollars could flow into New York City from places as far away as California and Alaska, and those dollars could employ thousands of people in cleanup and construction jobs. Furthermore, hundreds of thousands of dollars would go to numerous individuals and families to spen... Read More >
- Has SoonerCare Achieved Its Objectives? A Five-Year Checkup
- December 15, 2000
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- The Cost of Mental Health Parity in Oklahoma
- March 01, 1999
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