Good info and advice from Rep. Mark Lepak of Claremore: "[T]he Medicaid Rebalancing Plan is not required to fund existing Medicaid programs such that provider rate cuts are avoided. The same is true of the proposed cigarette tax. The House budget plan prioritizes and funds Medicaid such that provider reimbursement rate cuts are not required. "I’ve confirmed that point on five different occasions within various budget meetings. The rebalancing plan and cigarette taxes are easily confused with t

House Review: Medicaid: A Balancing Act — Part 2

Greetings from the state capitol! The "Medicaid Rebalancing" plan proposes to move 175,000 people from Soonercare (Oklahoma's Medicaid plan) onto Insure Oklahoma, or the federal exchange, and to open up

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