Oklahoma has about 600,000 uninsured people and the number is increasing. According to Oklahoma Healthcare Recovery Act research in 2003, the estimated negative economic impact on the state was well over $6.1 billion in unrealized income and business activity with 55,000 unrealized jobs and $816 million in unrealized federal dollars. State hard dollar costs are $1 billion plus. It is a safe bet the numbers have gone up.

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