Although Oklahomans will be heading to the polls in a matter of days to decide whether or not to expand Medicaid, state leaders say they are coming up with other ways to improve the system.
Read moreStory by Lt. Col. Geoff Legler, Oklahoma National Guard Public Affairs
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From the perspective of many veterans, their military service is merely a duty. They were doing their job. They don’t look in the mirror and see a hero. When wounded Air Force sergeant Tom Marcum returned home from Iraq, he was his family’s hero every day. But his wife April would soon step up to be the second hero in the Marcum family.
Read moreOpportunity Finance Network (OFN) announces $15.5 million in loans to five CDFIs and $750,000 in grants to six CDFIs serving minority and women-owned businesses in rural, urban, and Native communities hardest hit by COVID-19
Read moreFunded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the two-year project will seek to understand the immune system’s response to the virus and how that immune response varies in different ethnic groups. Additionally, the study aims to understand if the immune response is protective against future infections -- or if it might worsen them.
Read moreMUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Jacob Thomas Decker, age 28, of Dallas, Texas was sentenced to 150 months’ imprisonment, and 3 years of supervised release for Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(C). The charges arose from an investigation by the Durant Police Department, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, the District 22 District Attorneys Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. The Indictment alleged that on January 16, 2019 the defendant knowingly and intentionally possessed with intent to distribute a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled substance.
Read moreIn order to improve Oklahoma’s health outcomes, increase access to health care and foster a more accountable system, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) will seek proposals from qualified managed care organizations to facilitate health care services to eligible and enrolled members of Oklahoma’s Medicaid program, commonly known as SoonerCare. The managed care organizations’ contracts will require them to share the financial risk associated with providing care to members. The request for proposals is expected to be released this fall.
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