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Oklahoma lawmakers advance measures that could undo Medicaid expansion protections
By Jillian Taylor, StateImpact Oklahoma
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Amber England, executive director of Yes on 802, speaks to a cheering crowd of Medicaid expansion supporters at the Secretary of State's office on Oct. 24, 2019. The group reported submitting more than 300,000 signatures in support of adding a question about medicaid expansion to the ballot. (PHOTO by Whitney Bryen, Oklahoma Watch)
Oklahoma lawmakers passed two measures that would put state questions before voters on Medicaid expansion, which could remove it from the state constitution or allow the Legislature to not fully cover its costs if federal support changes.
On June 30, 2020, voters approved State Question 802 to expand Medicaid eligibility to adults aged 19-64 with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level. It went into effect the following year. That makes Oklahoma one of three states that enshrined expansion in its constitution, meaning an amendment is required to make changes.
Oklahoma expansion adults make up about 22% of total Medicaid enrollment, at 222,211 individuals.
House Bill 4440 by House Speaker Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, and Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, would send a vote to Oklahomans, asking them whether they want to repeal four sections of the state constitution related to Medicaid expansion and move them under state statute. These statutes could then be amended or repealed by the Legislature.
If approved, the election would take place on Aug. 25.
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