More Oklahoma kids to get health care

 
BY CHRIS CASTEEL
Published: February 5, 2009

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama signed legislation Wednesday that will provide health insurance to about 40,000 more Oklahoma children.

The $32.8 billion expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program — which will be funded by an increase in federal cigarette and tobacco taxes — would reduce the number of uninsured children in the state by more than one-third. The SCHIP p...


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