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Thousands lose SoonerCare benefits

 
By Jeff Raymond    Comment on this article Leave a comment
Published: December 14, 2007

TULSA — Almost 6,000 SoonerCare enrollees lost coverage Dec. 1 because they were unable to provide proof of citizenship, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority announced at its monthly meeting Thursday.

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Who's affected

Demographics of those who lost coverage:

•62 percent are

children

•38 percent are adults

•58 percent are white

•18 percent are black

•13 percent are American Indian

•10 percent are

Hispanic

•1 percent are Asian

Source: Oklahoma Health

Care Authority

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