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Oklahoma's Medicaid Expansion Fails, Health Outcomes Plummet

6/25/2025

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Oklahoma's Medicaid expansion, launched in 2020, has backfired, plunging the state to 48th in health outcomes. Treatable death rates and drug overdoses have surged, betraying initial promises of better health. Meanwhile, hospitals face financial strain as Medicaid costs soar, threatening to add a staggering $700 million to the state budget each year.

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Oklahoma's Medicaid expansion, launched in 2020, has backfired, plunging the state to 48th in health outcomes. Treatable death rates and drug overdoses have surged, betraying initial promises of better health. Meanwhile, hospitals face financial strain as Medicaid costs soar, threatening to add a staggering $700 million to the state budget each year.