from McAlester News Capital (//%22http://www.mcalesternews.com/articles/2005/06/10/news/local_news/news01.txt%22)
..."Oklahomans are paying double the national average in additional premiums to cover the cost of non-reimbursed care," Adelson said. "Cost shifting is greater here than in every other state except New Mexico."...
...A lack of community health care clinics, too many uninsured Oklahomans and a failure to fully fund Medicaid received blame from Adelson for the state's problems. In 2005, 477,000 Oklahomans will be uninsured for the entire year, according to Families USA. In five years, that number will grow to 523,000...
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Does anybody know how to send a message to the paralell universe that Doc Coburn lives in?
He voted against Medicaid twice this session!
http://bolson.org/gov/us/senate/2005/Coburn.html