Dueling Medicaid proposals face showdown in Oklahoma Senate mcalesternews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mcalesternews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Hamilton: House makes good move to sidestep managed care By: Arnold Hamilton Guest Columnist April 22, 2021
Arnold Hamilton
The Oklahoma House’s overwhelming embrace this week of state-run Medicaid was very good news in an otherwise very bad legislative session.
In its current form, Senate Bill 131 would keep the Oklahoma Health Care Authority in charge of health care for the working poor and thwart Gov. Kevin Stitt’s efforts to outsource management to private contractors.
OHCA’s track record on this is solid – among the nation’s lowest administrative costs. Is it perfect? Of course not. Nothing is … in the public or private sectors. Still, why try to fix what’s not broken?
Dueling Medicaid proposals face showdown in Oklahoma Senate normantranscript.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from normantranscript.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Women In Recovery Director Mimi Tarrasch speaks during a news conference held by Stop The Health Care Holdup, a group of medical organizations opposed to Medicaid managed care.
A political group is urging the Oklahoma legislature to pass a bill stopping the governor s plan to privatize Medicaid.
The group, called Stop the Health Care Holdup, includes healthcare professionals from around the state who oppose Governor Stitt s proposal.
Stitt s plan would see up to 75% of Medicaid enrollees working with four private insurance companies. Senate Bill 131 would instead charge the Oklahoma Health Care Authority with developing a program. Proponents say the bill will contain costs and improve outcomes while relying on state employees instead of outside contractors.
Oklahoman
The Oklahoma House passed legislation that seeks to halt Gov. Kevin Stitt’s plan to outsource Medicaid care management to four major insurance companies.
On a vote of 73-17, the House late Tuesday evening approved legislation for the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which oversees the state’s Medicaid program, to better manage health care in-house.
“Let’s start with reforming the system we have before tearing it apart,” said Republican Rep. Marcus McEntire, the bill’s author.
The House’s veto-proof support for Senate Bill 131, sends the legislation to the state Senate where it faces an uncertain path in the chamber because one of Oklahoma s top senators has expressed support for Stitt’s plan, dubbed SoonerSelect.