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Oklahomans seek cheaper ways to pay for health care after ACA enhanced premium tax credits expire
1+ hour, 56+ min ago (1421+ words) In early February, Lauren Jenkins, CEO of Native Oklahoma Insurance in Coweta, clicked through a website her family-owned agency uses to enroll thousands of clients in health insurance. The agency specializes in helping tribal members, but can assist anyone. Jenkins…...
Long Story Short: Federal health care windfall meets fiscal warnings in Oklahoma
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1269+ words) What the federal government giveth, it also taketh away. Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt alluded to that new reality in his Feb. 2 state of the state speech, imploring legislators to rein in spending amid federal funding uncertainty. "Recent federal shutdowns and…...
Oklahoma Insurance Department to start state-based health insurance exchange
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (519+ words) The Oklahoma Insurance Department announced its plans to transition to a state-based Marketplace for Affordable Care Act coverage for 2028 open enrollment. Currently, Oklahoma relies on the federal government for its marketplace, using HealthCare.gov as its enrollment platform. The state…...
Long Story Short: Too little, too late, too weak - Critics react to proposed insurance legislation | KGOU - Oklahoma's NPR Source
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1264+ words) The Oklahoma Insurance Department'announced'a package of preliminary legislative proposals that fail to directly address skyrocketing premiums and suggest measures that would make it more difficult for policyholders to fight back, critics say. Tedford, who in November'acknowledged'that there had been discussions…...
How affordable is the Affordable Care Act?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (87+ words) The future of healthcare for millions of people will get a key vote at the Capitol on Thursday. How affordable is the Affordable Care Act? Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd speaks with Affordable Care Act expert Cynthia Cox of KFF about…...
Oklahoma AG announces $5M settlement with CVS Caremark for prescription reimbursement
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (276+ words) The Attorney General's Office settled a lawsuit with CVS Caremark over allegations the company was under reimbursing Oklahoma pharmacies. While CVS Caremark did not admit to wrongdoing, the company will pay over $5 million to Attorney General Gentner Drummond's office and…...
What’s being done to bring down Oklahoma’s costly home insurance rates?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1230+ words) When Rebekah Williams opened her homeowners insurance policy in September, she was shocked by the number she saw. Her rate had incrementally increased in recent years, but the latest jump seemed too high to clear. "I knew that was going…...
With ACA subsidies still up in the air, health insurance shoppers are left in limbo
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (352+ words) The government shutdown has ended without resolving a fight over health insurance. Democrats wanted to extend tax credits that have helped many Americans pay their costs since 2021. Many Republicans, though, oppose that, but say they'll consider it now that the…...
What to know ahead of open enrollment with health premiums set to rise
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (105+ words) Open enrollment begins Saturday, Nov. 1, for Americans to choose health care coverage. What to know ahead of open enrollment with health premiums set to rise Open enrollment begins Saturday, Nov. 1, for Americans to choose health care coverage. Our listeners have…...
Long Story Short: Lawmakers get earful as Oklahoma home insurance rates skyrocket
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (945+ words) Oklahoma's reputation as a low-cost-of-living state is taking a hit after recent hikes to home insurance premiums, with lawmakers grappling for solutions after getting an earful from constituents." Additional consumer protections are likely to be introduced for the 2026 legislative session…...