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Health Care Reform articles from NewsOK and The Oklahoman

Capital improvement funds to benefit some state clinics Updated: Tue, May 1, 2012 WASHINGTON — Several Oklahoma community health centers are among nearly 400 facilities that will share $700 million in capital improvement grants as a result of President Barack Obama's health care law. Community health centers serve mainly low-income people at more than 8,500 locations across the country.... Read More

Health care law rebates may top $1 billion Updated: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 Insurance companies will have to return more than $1 billion this year to consumers and businesses, thanks to a new requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, a report released Thursday concludes. Read More

Who gets health insurance rebates? Updated: Thu, Apr 26, 2012 Rebates totaling $1.3 billion from health insurance companies should go to more than 3 million individual policyholders and thousands of employers this year, a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation shows. Read More

Health care reversal could put employers in charge of health care Published: Wed, Apr 25, 2012 The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding if a the health care law is constitutional. Read More

Vickie Rhea Yearwood, an Oklahoma City mental health counselor, is accused of Medicaid fraud for second time Published: Fri, Apr 6, 2012 An Oklahoma grand jury has indicted an Oklahoma City mental health counselor who already is on probation for Medicaid fraud. Vickie Rhea Yearwood has agreed to make restitution, officials said. Read More

Paul Greenberg: A little perspective, please Updated: Sat, Mar 31, 2012 To read this week's press coverage, you'd think not just a landmark Supreme Court case was upon us, but a jurisprudential Armageddon. The moment of truth has arrived, the die is about to be cast, the Rubicon crossed … pick your own favorite cliche. There are so many out there. Charles Krauthammer, one of my... Read More

Supreme Court scene recalls 2010 demonstrations on health care law Published: Wed, Mar 28, 2012 Outside the Supreme Court and across Capitol Hill, people gather to voice their opinions on the health care law as the justices hear oral arguments about its constitutionality Read More

Oklahoma AG attends Supreme Court health care hearing Published: Tue, Mar 27, 2012 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has a front-row seat for one of the most anticipated U.S. Supreme Court cases in recent history. Pruitt gained a spot in the court for Tuesday's arguments on whether the government's federal health care law can force people to carry health insurance or... Read More

Oklahoma legislative leaders pull bill that would set up health insurance exchange Updated: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 Oklahoma legislative leaders agreed Thursday to wait until after the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the national health care law to pursue developing a state-based marketplace where residents would shop for private health insurance products. Read More

Birth-control mandate clearly ideological Updated: Mon, Feb 6, 2012 Regarding “State's Catholic leader calls birth-control mandate unjust” (News, Feb. 1): The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services decision to mandate the coverage of contraception, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs by religious-affiliated organizations is morally wrong. It's against religious... Read More

High-risk insurance pool bridges gaps for babies Updated: Fri, Jan 13, 2012 Gap in child-only health insurance market causing colic Read More

Health care reform is more about caregiving than electronic records, providers say Updated: Fri, Jan 6, 2012 Efforts focus on process improvements in delivery of care Read More

Oklahoma loses bid for insurance company relief under health care law Updated: Wed, Jan 4, 2012 Obama administration rejects Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner's request to lower the ratio that some companies must spend on health care claims rather than overhead and profit Read More

New fee coming for medical effectiveness research Published: Wed, Dec 28, 2011 Starting in 2012, the government will charge a new fee to your health insurance plan for research to find out which drugs, medical procedures, tests and treatments work best. But what will Americans do with the answers? Read More

Oklahoma legislators urged to comply with national health care law Published: Wed, Nov 16, 2011 Panel co-chairmen say Oklahoma's junior U.S. senator is encouraging the state Legislature to develop its own insurance exchange plan, or a system where Oklahomans could shop for health insurance. Read More

Avoid these five pitfalls during insurance enrollment season Updated: Tue, Nov 1, 2011 Companies are in the midst of opening their annual window for employees to make coverage changes so it's time to think hard about health insurance. Read More

Walmart scales back on employee health care coverage Updated: Fri, Oct 21, 2011 Walmart Stores Inc., the nation's largest private employer, is scaling back health care coverage for future part-time workers while raising premiums for many of its full-time workers, particularly tobacco users. Read More

Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law Published: Sat, Oct 15, 2011 In brief Obama pulls plug on part of health overhaul law WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it is unable to go forward with a major program in the president's signature health care overhaul law. Officials said Friday a new long-term care insurance program has design flaws that could not be fixed to... Read More

U.S. Supreme Court may settle health care bill dispute before Oklahoma's case is heard, AG says Updated: Tue, Oct 11, 2011 State's attorney general says he expects the nation's highest court to make a ruling on the federal health care bill early next year. Read More

Sens. Tom Coburn, Joe Lieberman want to testify about Medicare plan Published: Thu, Sep 29, 2011 Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman want the congressional “super committee” developing a deficit-reduction plan to incorporate their proposal for cutting $500 billion over the next decade from Medicare. Read More

Survey shows health insurance costs surge in 2011 Published: Wed, Sep 28, 2011 The cost of employer-sponsored health insurance surged this year, snapping a trend toward moderate growth, but experts say these increases may slow again in 2012. Read More

Health insurance hikes slowing, survey finds Published: Thu, Sep 22, 2011 Many workers will see their health insurance costs rise less next year than in more than a decade, partly because consumers are dialing back their health care use, a benefits consultant has found. Read More

Legislators told to prepare for increased Medicaid costs caused by federal health care law Published: Thu, Sep 15, 2011 Conservative estimates indicate at least 140,000 more people will be on the state's Medicaid program when the federal health care law takes effect in 2014. The added annual cost is projected at $23.8 million. Read More

Wine tasting event to aid restaurant workers without health insurance Updated: Wed, Sep 7, 2011 Thirst for the Cure, set for Wednesday evening at the Jim Thorpe Museum, will feature fine wine from around the globe, food from local eateries and a silent auction. Read More

Study finds overhaul of health care may push benefits shift Published: Thu, Aug 25, 2011 Study finds overhaul of health care may push benefits shift. Read More