Solutions can be found Sat, Nov 29, 2008 | Add a comment Efforts are under way to reduce the number of uninsured and improve the health indicators in our state. Oklahoma is identified as having the fourth-highest number of individuals without health care...

Health care challenges Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Add a comment Mike Fogarty is head of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, the state’s Medicaid provider. During a recent visit with The Oklahoman’s editorial board, Fogarty discussed how the OHCA...

‘Obama-care’ warrants thorough public debate Thu, Nov 27, 2008 | Comments 47 DEMOCRATS figure they learned a lesson 14 years ago when "Hillarycare,” the Clinton administration’s bid to create universal health care, went down in flames: Don’t wait....

Unapproved drugs costing taxpayers millions Mon, Nov 24, 2008 | Comments 1 WASHINGTON — Taxpayers have shelled out at least $200 million since 2004 for medications that have never been reviewed by the government for safety and effectiveness but are still covered...

Education key in gauging Medicare coverage needs Sun, Nov 23, 2008 | Add a comment Medicare recipients should be aware of the tsunami of health care information that will flood their television screens, radios and mailboxes beginning this month. From Nov. 15 through Dec. 31,...

Need for indigent care in Oklahoma is a source of accord Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Comments 2 State leaders may not agree on a solution to save the Oklahoma State University Medical Center in Tulsa, but they do agree that a plan to care for the indigent is necessary. A public-private...

Penalizing the uninsured in Oklahoma Fri, Nov 21, 2008 | Comments 318 Oklahoma must take drastic steps to improve its dismal ranking in the number of residents who have no health insurance, state Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland said Thursday during her...

OKLAHOMA BRIEFS: Politics aim at Medicaid Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment HEALTH CARE POLICIES AIM AT MEDICAID National life and health insurer Bankers Life and Casualty Co. has begun selling policies in Oklahoma aimed at helping consumers pay for long-term care without...

Oklahoma employer health care costs rising, survey shows Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Comments 1 Oklahoma employers, like those across the nation, are dealing with higher health care bills by boosting deductibles and shifting costs to employees, according to a survey issued Wednesday by...

Obama appoints Daschle to health post Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama is enlisting former Senate leader Tom Daschle as his health secretary, embracing a third Washington insider in the early stages of Cabinet-building by the...

Norman nursing home cited in report Wed, Nov 19, 2008 NORMAN — The state Health Department has cited a Norman nursing home for failing to fully investigate abuse allegations and endangering patients’ health by not providing condoms to a...

Ada hospital gets scrutiny Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Monday was the first day on the job for an acting hospital administrator at the troubled Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada. Hospital board members voted Friday to hire Gary Looper of the...

Administration should OK insurance plan expansion Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Comments 5 MORE than two months have passed since the projected implementation date for expansion of a state health insurance premium assistance program. This is one time a state agency can’t be blamed...

Norman motorcyclist dies from crash injuries Sun, Nov 16, 2008 NORMAN — A man injured in a motorcycle accident last week died today of injuries suffered in the crash, a family friend said. Narong Viravong, 36, died at Norman Regional Hospital about 2...

At a glance: Problem list of facilities in Oklahoma Sat, Nov 15, 2008 Problem list of facilities The best There’s no list of the state’s best nursing homes — yet. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plan to release a five-star...

We’re in this together Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment With more than one in five non-elderly Oklahomans lacking health insurance and health care costs posing an ever-growing burden on businesses and families, identifying options to expand access to...

Pollution may be deadlier than cars Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment FRESNO, Calif. — Lowering air pollution in Southern California and San Joaquin Valley would save more lives annually than ending all motor vehicle fatalities in the two regions, according to...

tras su triunfo, la siguiente tarea de Obama es gobernar Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Ahora viene la parte más difícil. En esencia, Barack Obama llegó de la nada, derrotó a los líderes tradicionales del partido Demócrata, disipó las dudas acerca de su falta...

Oklahoma health coverage stats see small drop Thu, Nov 13, 2008 | Add a comment The number of uninsured Oklahomans hasn’t changed much in the last four years, according to a report released Thursday by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority. A telephone survey found that...

Oklahoma state insurance expansion sought Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment Expanding a state program that helps small businesses provide health care coverage to their low- and middle-income employees and encouraging Oklahomans to take more responsibility for their health...