Oklahoma House Democrats are pushing back against Gov. Kevin Stitt, saying he abused his power when he removed the only two medical doctors from the board that oversees our state's Medicaid system.The governor has refused so far to answer questions why, and there is now an effort to rein in his authority.It was just two years ago that the legislature gave the governor expanded powers, including the ability to remove members of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, which oversees the Medicaid system. In a surprise move over Labor Day weekend, the governor used those new powers to replace two members of that board.>> More on this: Questions surround Stitt's decision to remove 2 doctors from Oklahoma Health Care Authority“This was an indefensible abuse of power,” Rep. Monroe Nichols said.The governor removed Dr. Jean Hausheer and Dr. Laura Shamblin from the authority. It came after they voted with a majority of the board against rules that would've advanced the governor's plan to essentially privatize Medicaid. It's called Managed Care.“My Republican colleagues gave the governor this new power. He abused it. And now we must come together as a legislative body to restore transparency and accountability to one of our state's most critical agencies," Nichols said.Nichols' bill would put new requirements for who can serve on the board, take away the power for the governor to remove his appointees before their term is up and reduce the governor's power over the administrator of the health care authority.A spokeswoman for the governor called this press conference an, "out of touch political stunt by Democrats," but not answering the question of why the governor removed those members. Although, we did get a statement from the health care authority itself criticizing the members of the board who voted against advancing those managed care rules, saying they believe the board was required by law to approve them.