How healthy is living Oklahoma is rated as the 42nd healthiest state in the 2012 edition of America's Health Rankings® by the United Health Foundation. The state's highest rating in the 23-year history of American's Health Rankings is 32nd.
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Oklahoma's best and worst category rankings:
See the United Health Foundation's latest findings on Oklahoma.State snapshot too large? Get county-by-county health rankings for Oklahoma, from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Population Health Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
Oklahoma Health Insurance High Risk Pool
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IMPORTANT UPDATE: Starting in 2010, Oklahoma started offering health care insurance coverage to residents through the federally established temporary high-risk pool program. To find out more about Oklahoma's participation, click here.
Risk pools are state-sponsored programs to help people with a history of medical problems in their family to purchase coverage. These pools are for people who can afford to buy health insurance, but are not able to get underwritten in the private market because of a pre-existing health condition. These programs can vary significantly from state to state in price, benefits and number of people served. Often insurance companies doing business in the state are required to contribute to the pool to keep it in the black. In the best cases, they allow people to be able to switch jobs or become self-employed without the fear of losing their health insurance coverage. Read more about risk pools here.
The Foundation for Health Coverage Education's mission is to provide simplified public and private health insurance
eligibility information in order to help more people access coverage.
Here is its guide on how to find health insurance in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma CHIP — The children’s health insurance program for Oklahomans.
SoonerCare (Oklahoma Medicaid) — A health coverage program jointly funded by the federal and state government. This program helps pay some or all medical bills for many people who can’t afford them.
Oklahoma Health Care Authority — The primary entity in the state of Oklahoma charged with controlling costs of state-purchased health care.
State-specfic information on the Physicans National Health Program in Oklahoma.
The Affordable Care Act: Immediate Benefits for Oklahoma -- How the Affordable Health Care act will improve the lives of people living in Oklahoma.
Why health care reform is important to Oklahoma -- This 2009 document by the AARP provides a compelling case f for health reform in Oklahoma.
The Benefits of Health Reform In Oklahoma -- The Democratic Policy Committee of the United States Senate looks at benefits of health reform for the citizens of Oklahoma.
Oklahoma mental health resource guide, offered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Government.
The National Coalition on Health Care's information for Oklahoma -- America's oldest, most diverse, and broadest based group working to achieve comprehensive health system reform.

1/19/2011--Passed House amended. Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act - Repeals the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, effective as of its enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by such Act. Repeals the health care provisions of the Health Care and Education and Reconciliation Act of 2010, effective as of the Act's enactment. Restores provisions of law amended by the Act's health care provisions. [more]
Oklahoma's exchange
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03/15/2013 2:03 PM
Associated Press — The Oklahoma House voted 72-20 to nullify the Affordable Care Act within the state. The state constitution was amended in 2010 to prohibit requiring a person or health care provider to participate in a health care system. Legal experts say neither act has much practical impact.
11/19/2012 9:11 PM
The Hufington Post — Gov. Mary Fallin said an exchange would be state-run in name only and require too many state resources.
09/19/2012 6:09 PM
Bloomberg — Attorney General Scott Pruitt is challenging the federal government’s right to establish a health insurance exchange in a state that hasn’t authorized one. Pruitt’s complaint also seeks to invalidate in Oklahoma the federal mandate that people purchase insurance or face a tax penalty. In November 2010, Oklahoma voters amended the state constitution to prohibit any rules or laws that require a person, employer or health care provider to participate in a healthcare system.
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Health insurance companies in Oklahoma.
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Find licensed physicians near you. Each state is home to organizations that can help you find and research physicians, offering online information about a physician's license, schooling, practice information and more.
Oklahoma Licensee SearchResources for those individuals seeking health care insurance in Oklahoma. If you are looking for Oklahoma Medicare, visit our site for health insurance over 65.
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Oklahoma could lose if important protections are undone.
healthreformvotes.org
Your members of the Oklahoma Congressional delegation voted on health care reform.