Group seeking state Medicaid expansion turns in signatures

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – A group that wants a statewide vote on whether to expand Medicaid to thousands of low-income Oklahomans has submitted signed petitions to have the state question placed on the election ballot next year.

Oklahoma sees rise in number of uninsured for second straight year

For just the third time this decade, more Oklahomans went without health coverage in the most recent year compared with the year before. New numbers released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau show that 548,000 Oklahoma residents lacked insurance in 2018 – an increase of 3,000 since 2017.