The Capitol Hill clinic will accept Medicaid and most private insurance, and uninsured patients will be able to pay cash for care along a sliding-fee scale based on income. Also, children who are uninsured will be covered under a Variety Care partnership with the United Way of Central Oklahoma.
About 95 percent of students at Capitol Hill High School qualify for free or reduced lunches, a program that has income guidelines similar to SoonerCare, Oklahoma's Medicaid program.
Capitol Hill High School, at 500 SW 36, has a high teen pregnancy rate, and by providing on-site health care, the school hopes to see a decrease in the number of teen mothers who drop out of school, said Carol Martin, Variety Care's director of patient services.
One of the goals of the clinic is to keep students in school while providing them with health care in an environment they feel comfortable in, Martin said.
Contributing:
Carrie Coppernoll,
Staff Writer
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