More than 150,000 more Oklahomans now qualified for Medicaid
Aug. 3, 2021
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) More than 150,000 Oklahomans have qualified for Medicaid under an expansion of the program approved by voters, and state health officials say they suspect many more Oklahomans are eligible but haven t yet applied.
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority reported Monday that 154,316 Oklahomans have qualified for the additional health benefits. Of those, nearly 91,000 live in urban areas and about 63,000 in rural Oklahoma. About half are between 19 and 34 years old.
“We are currently working with our community partners to reach those hard-to-find eligible adults, said OHCA CEO Kevin Corbett. “We encourage Oklahomans to spread the word to their family and friends in hopes of providing health care coverage to those who need it.”
More than 150,000 more Oklahomans now qualified for Medicaid
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It s been three weeks since Oklahomans who applied for SoonerCare under the new expansion could start going to the doctor.
A lot of those newly eligible people tried to get SoonerCare in the past but were denied. Health officials said the expansion helps a lot of people who usually fall through the cracks. There are more than 135,000 Oklahomans that are receiving benefits through Medicaid expansion, said Oklahoma Health Care Authority s Chief of Communications Melisaa Richey.
The SoonerCare expansion is well underway as the first of the month is when new applicants could use their benefits. More than 200,000 qualified, and many who did apply have gone through the process before.
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