Recently, the House Public Health Committee will hear SB 131, a bill to stop the managed care plan, which would put insurance companies in charge of patient care in Oklahoma.
We need you to call and email members of the committee today and ask them to VOTE YES on SB 131 to stop the managed care plan in its tracks.
When you reach out to legislators please remind them:
1. Medicaid is already run efficiently through SoonerCare with administrative costs among the lowest in the nation at 4%. Under managed care, administrative costs will skyrocket to 15%, leaving less money for patient care.
2. Managed care can only provide a cost savings for the state if the insurance companies in charge ration care for patients. This means patients won’t get the treatments they need, and they’ll lose access to doctors, dentists, mental health care providers and specialists.
3. This $2 billion contract was awarded to insurance companies without consulting the Legislature. The Legislature allocates taxpayer dollars, so the Legislature can stop this plan. Additionally, the contract awarded has a mechanism that cancels the contract with the insurance companies if the Legislature doesn’t fund it.
4. Medicaid should continue to be run through SoonerCare, which is managed by Oklahomans for Oklahomans.
5. It’s up to the Legislature to STOP managed care, and that’s exactly what we’re asking them to do. We need you to call and email members of the committee today and ask them to VOTE YES on SB 131 to stop the managed care plan in its tracks. You can find emails and phone numbers below.
Rep. Cynthia Roe
(405) 557-7365
cynthia.Roe@okhouse.gov
Rep. Toni Hasenbeck
(405) 557-7305
Toni.Hasenbeck@okhouse.gov
Rep. Denise Brewer
(405) 557-7361
Denise.Brewer@okhouse.gov
Rep. Marcus McEntire
(405) 557-7327
Marcus.Mcentire@okhouse.gov
Rep. Marilyn Stark
(405) 557-7403
Marilyn.Stark@okhouse.gov
Rep. Sherrie Conley
(405) 557-7308
Sherrie.Conley@okhouse.gov
Rep. Carl Newton
(405) 557-7339
Carl.Newton@okhouse.gov
Rep. Wendi Stearman
(405) 557-7358
Wendi.Stearman@okhouse.gov
Rep. Dell Kerbs
(405) 557-7345
Dell.Kerbs@okhouse.gov
Rep. Ajay Pittman
(405) 557-7393
Ajay.pittman@okhouse.gov
Together, we can STOP Health Care Holdup
