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Oklahoma Senator’s son impacted by INTEGRIS clinic closure

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — For Democratic State Senator Carri Hicks, the impact of expected federal health care cuts has become personal as her 12-year-old son’s pediatric endocrinology clinic prepares to close. Hicks’ son, Sawyer, has Type 1 diabetes. He was diagnosed when he was just 17 months old and has relied on regular visits with […]

Oklahoma · 09-14

KOSU

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Gateway to Prevention & Recovery closure complicates addiction treatment access for rural residents

A significant cut in state funding and impending Medicaid changes are forcing an Oklahoma addiction and prevention nonprofit to close after 42 years.

Chandler, OK · 09-15

KFOR

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State Senator's son among patients impacted by Integris Clinic Closure

Oklahoma · 09-14

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Feds propose some Medicare reimbursement cuts. Oklahoma doctors say it will endanger patients.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a significant rule change that would mean physicians receive half as much in reimbursement from Medicare for services provided on the same day as an office visit. The American Medical Association and more than 150 healthcare organizations, including the Oklahoma...

Oklahoma · 09-12

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Schools Teach. Health Providers Treat.

Analysis: School-based healthcare is no longer limited to services traditionally connected to special education. Oklahoma already permits certain health-related and rehabilitative services through schools, while federal policy is encouraging states to expand school-based Medicaid and behavioral-health services. At the same time, school-based health centers can introduce a broader healthcare-delivery operation into a public school.

Oklahoma · 09-13

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Report: Some Oklahoma hospitals still not in compliance with price transparency law

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (KOKH) — Some Oklahoma hospitals are still not posting pricing information required under state law, according to a new report. The requirement is designed to give patients a clearer look at what certain services could cost before they receive care. Five years ago, the federal Hospital...

Oklahoma · 09-11

Oklahoma Voice

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Feds propose some Medicare reimbursement cuts. Oklahoma doctors say it will endanger patients.

Oklahoma · 09-11

centraloklahomaweeklies.com

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SSM Health shuffles Oklahoma hospital leadership

Coleman promoted to lead SSM St. Anthony Oklahoma City, Oller named interim leader in Midwest City. SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Midwest will get new leadership after President Stacy Coleman is promoted to lead SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City, the health system announced last week.

Midwest City, OK · 09-09

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Tribal Innovations Update: Chickasaw Nation Begins Construction on 160-acre Health Campus

The medical campus will include twelve buildings, a hospital, an outpatient clinic, and more than twenty-three specialties. Upon completion, the facility will grow to include a nearly 2.5 million-square-foot medical campus with 140 inpatient beds and will employ more than 5,500 staff. It is expected to serve more than 100,000 First Americans in the region.

Oklahoma City, OK · 09-08

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Hospital volunteer programs give Oklahoma students a look at healthcare careers

Hospital volunteer programs give Oklahoma students a look at healthcare careers. High school students across Oklahoma looking to go into the medical field are starting the new school year with a better idea of what career path they might pursue. That’s because most hospitals have volunteer programs that expose students...

Oklahoma · 09-10

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Federal work requirement could affect thousands of Southwest Oklahomans

More than 1.03 million Oklahomans are enrolled in the state’s SoonerCare (Medicaid) program, according to the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which administers the program. As of July, the enrollees included 502,644 adults (49%) and 533,617 children (51%). SoonerCare members residing in a long-term care facility numbered 14,846, and 119,737...

Oklahoma · 09-08

The Oklahoman

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Oklahomans brace for work requirements for SoonerCare

Advocates are bracing for how federal work requirements for SoonerCare will impact the estimated 126,000 Oklahomans who will have to adhere to them. The Oklahoma Healthcare Authority — which oversees the state's version of Medicaid, SoonerCare — has begun sending out letters to Oklahomans who these new work requirements may impact. These about 126,000 Oklahomans will have to complete 80 hours a month of work, community service, or educational programs to keep their insurance. These people are adults from 19 to 64. As of July, there were 1,036,261 people on SoonerCare, making the portion of Oklahomans who will have to complete these hours about 12% of all people on SoonerCare in the state. The requirements will take effect in January. Dr. Julie Strebel, the president of the Oklahoma State Medical Association, fears that the work requirements will cause Oklahomans to lose their insurance. “These people are going to fall through the cracks, and they are going to lose their coverage," Strebel said. For folks who are exempt from the work requirements — such as pregnant people, postpartum people, those who are medically frail and disabled people — they will have to go to their physicians up to four times a

Oklahoma · 09-07

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OU Children’s Hospital Performs State’s First Partial Heart Transplant, Giving Infant Living Valves That Can Grow

Rare procedure may spare children a lifetime of repeated open-heart surgeries. Oklahoma Children’s OU Health has performed Oklahoma’s first partial heart transplant, replacing an infant’s failing heart valves with living valves from a donor heart that can grow with the child. The surgery, performed by the pediatric...

Oklahoma · 09-05

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A helping hand in patient care

Gabby Shaffer, RN, has always liked helping people improve to their personal best. At HPI Community Hospital South, she works at a more comfortable pace than what she might experience in a sprawling hospital, she said. “I get to help them a little bit more. And I like to help...

Oklahoma City, OK · 09-05

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Health Matters with TSET: Oklahoma students get inside look at healthcare careers

Health Matters with TSET: Oklahoma students get inside look at healthcare careers. High school students across Oklahoma looking to go into the medical field are starting the new school year with a better idea of what career path they might pursue. That’s because most hospitals have volunteer programs that expose...

Oklahoma · 09-07

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Our Blood Institute opens new office in north Oklahoma City

Our Blood Institute celebrated the opening of its new north Oklahoma City office Aug. 11, bringing nearly 250 metro-area employees together under one roof. The company-owned office serves as a central hub for departments supporting OBI’s work across Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. The new space also gives new life to a previously vacant building in a growing area of north Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City, OK · 09-04

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Oklahoma orthopedic practice adds foot and ankle surgeon

Tulsa-based Advanced Orthopedics of Oklahoma added Christopher Price, DO, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in foot and ankle reconstruction. to its orthopedic team. His clinical interests include fracture care, sports-related injuries, joint replacement and complex foot and ankle reconstruction, and his research has been published in peer-reviewed journals, according to a news release from the organization shared with Becker’s. He provides surgical and nonsurgical treatment.

Oklahoma · 09-03

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SoonerCare Work Requirements Begin in 2027 as OHCA Warns Members

SoonerCare Work Requirements Begin in 2027 as OHCA Warns Members to Prepare. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority has begun notifying Medicaid members who could be affected by new SoonerCare work requirements scheduled to take effect January 1, 2027. OHCA says members who receive a yellow letter should read it carefully...

Oklahoma · 09-03

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New work requirements could affect 250,000 Oklahomans on SoonerCare, agency warns

Over 250,000 Oklahomans have been sent letters warning that new federal work requirements may put them at risk of losing their Medicaid health coverage. The Oklahoma Health Care Authority on Wednesday said yellow letters were sent last week and any Oklahoman who receives one should follow the enclosed instructions to ensure they maintain their eligibility.

Oklahoma · 09-03