State pushes forward with Medicaid outsourcing [The Norman Transcript, Okla.]
Jun. 24—Editor's note: This article has been updated to properly attribute statements from the
After a contentious battle in the state Legislature last year,
Senate Bill 1337 allows
Lawmakers set aside
"For far too long, our leaders, we've been a little too complacent with mediocrity, and enough is enough," Stitt said. "When Medicaid expansion was put into our
The measures both received bipartisan legislative support a year after lawmakers and the state's
Those opposed to the managed care plan approved by legislators this year fear it could delay health care for rural residents.
Sen.
He said
Standridge, a pharmacist, runs two pharmacies that received a combined
"Like the actor that goes to the plastic surgeon hoping to come out like
When asked about concerns that costly procedures will be denied, Corbett said the Healthcare Authority "will remain accountable" by looking at authorizations, timeliness and denial rates.
"Those are all under our control. We are not ceding control to any of our partners, we are just using the opportunity to use the expertise for an opportunity that we currently do not have," he said.
He also said rural hospitals gave input to the state before
"That math simply did not add up," she said in response to Transcript questions. "This year's plan includes no cuts to care and injects hundreds of millions of dollars into both urban and rural
In a statement Thursday, the
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