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by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 29, 2020 at 10:53AM
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Did you know that Oklahoma's Medicaid program has ALREADY expanded?? Since 1998, Oklahoma’s Medicaid enrollment has risen by 126 percent while our state’s general population has only grown by 18 percent. During that same time, Oklahoma’s annual share of Medicaid costs increased by 254 percent from $644 million to $2.3 billion when adjusted for inflation. Oklahoma CANNOT afford to expand Medicaid AGAIN. Vote NO on SQ 802. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Timeline Photos by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 29, 2020 at 10:53AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
Sad, but true.? Medicaid expansion hurts those it is meant for. Expanding Medicaid in Oklahoma could divert state resources from Oklahoma’s traditional Medicaid population—children, pregnant women, the elderly, and the disabled—and instead favor the newly eligible population of 628,000 able-bodied, working-age adults. It would also increase state costs and force lawmakers to either raise taxes, take away resources reserved for more needy Medicaid beneficiaries, or slash funding for priorities like education, transportation, and public safety. That's why we're urging Oklahomans to reject Medicaid expansion by voting NO on SQ 802. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Timeline Photos by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 29, 2020 at 08:37AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
A state audit recently showed $845 million in taxpayer-funded Medicaid payments were made to cover treatment for potentially ineligible recipients. Think how much higher that number would be if we expanded Medicaid. If Oklahomans can't trust the Oklahoma Health Care Authority with current Medicaid funds, why would we want to give them even more taxpayer money? (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Timeline Photos by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 28, 2020 at 10:05AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
When it comes to SQ 802, there's more than what meets the eye. The measure is one of the last pieces of Obamacare, and it would expand coverage to able-bodied persons 18-65.? State Question #802 will be on the June 30th primary ballot. It is an initiative petition support .. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Bartlesville Radio » News » PODCAST: OCPA Opposes State Question 802 by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 28, 2020 at 07:46AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
If SQ 802 passes, Oklahoma could be on the hook for up to $374 million dollars annually each year. And that's just the beginning. Watch as OCPA Policy Research Fellow Kaitlyn Finley explains why Oklahoma should reject Medicaid expansion. Oklahoma To Decide On Medicaid Expansion In Primary Election (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Oklahoma To Decide On Medicaid Expansion In Primary Election by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 27, 2020 at 05:44PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
People say SQ 802 will bring our Oklahoma tax dollars back home. This is a LIE. Here's the truth? No pot of ‘free’ federal Medicaid money for Oklahoma by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 27, 2020 at 09:42AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
SQ 802 won’t improve health outcomes. It won’t reduce consumer costs. And it won’t save struggling rural hospitals. Those are just a few reasons Former Governor Frank Keating is urging Oklahomans to vote NO on SQ 802. Here’s the truth about State Question 802. It’s been tried in other states—and failed. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Former OK governor says ‘Vote No’ on SQ 802 by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 26, 2020 at 04:38PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
Former Governor Frank Keating is urging Oklahomans to reject Medicaid expansion. Join him on Tuesday, June 30 in voting NO on SQ 802! Gov. Frank Keating: "Vote NO on SQ 802" by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 26, 2020 at 02:37PM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
?Medicaid expansion offers much taxpayer downside, greater control of health care by politicians like Nancy Pelosi, and consumer cost increases due to more cost-shifting, all to achieve little or no benefit.? Citizens should vote “no.” Supporters of expanding Medicaid (medical welfare) to include able-bodied working-age adults claim State Question 802 involves only upside. The experience of states that expanded Medicaid proves ot… (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Free Market Friday: SQ 802 cheats Oklahomans by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 26, 2020 at 10:53AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook
Spokesperson Brooke Cayot stated the email urging Oklahomans to vote for SQ 802 was not sent out for “electioneering purposes” but rather was sent because it is “in alignment with our charitable purpose to improve the health of the communities we serve.” ? A wealthy and profitable “nonprofit” hospital is urging its patients to expand welfare by voting for SQ 802. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) Wealthy, profitable ‘nonprofit’ hospital lobbies for more tax dollars by Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs - June 26, 2020 at 09:06AM Read the entire article at Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs on Facebook |
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