Oklahoma Voters Approve Medicaid Expansion At The Ballot Box

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Oklahoma voters approve Medicaid expansion at the ballot box

By Carmen FormanStaff writercforman@oklahoman.comOklahoma voters narrowly approved a state question to expand Medicaid to cover more low-income residents.With all precincts reporting Tuesday, State Question 802, which asked voters to expand Medicaid, passed by 6,488 votes.The question will enshrine Medicaid expansion in Oklahoma’s constitution — effectively preventing Oklahoma’s GOP-controlled Legislature and Republican governor from limiting or undoing the expansion.After nearly a decade of waiting on politicians to act, Oklahomans decided on Tuesday to take health care into our own hands, Yes on 802 campaign manager Amber England said in a statement."In the middle of a pandemic, Oklahomans stepped up and delivered life-saving care for nearly 200,000 of our neighbors, took action to keep our rural hospitals open, and brought our tax dollars home to protect jobs and boost our local economy," she said.The campaign for SQ 802 was launched after years of legislative inaction on Medicaid expansion.Read more on NewsOK.com

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