The Oklahoman and Tulsa World both have recent articles about the growing concern for Oklahoma's uninsured.
The Tulsa World cites a telephone survey by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority that found that
about 16.7 percent of Oklahomans don't have health insurance. That amounts to 579,036 Oklahomans. The cost is not only the risk of affording unforeseen medical care but the cost of uncompensated care. The article also mentions that that uncompensated medical coverage in Oklahoma totals nearly $1 billion. That, in turn, raises the costs for all Oklahomans.
The Oklahoman article centers around the recent comments made by State Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland. Evidently, the calls for loss of football ticket privileges was not to be taken seriously:
The Tulsa World cites a telephone survey by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority that found that
about 16.7 percent of Oklahomans don't have health insurance. That amounts to 579,036 Oklahomans. The cost is not only the risk of affording unforeseen medical care but the cost of uncompensated care. The article also mentions that that uncompensated medical coverage in Oklahoma totals nearly $1 billion. That, in turn, raises the costs for all Oklahomans.
The Oklahoman article centers around the recent comments made by State Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland. Evidently, the calls for loss of football ticket privileges was not to be taken seriously:
Holland said the idea of a football ticket takeaway is impractical, unenforceable, and wasn't meant to be taken seriously."It was one small part of a larger discussion, and it was generally in jest," Holland said of the ticket takeaway concept.
