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
[email protected]
Rep. Toni Hasenbeck
(405) 557-7305
[email protected]
Rep. Denise Brewer
(405) 557-7361
[email protected]
Rep. Marcus McEntire
(405) 557-7327
[email protected]
Rep. Marilyn Stark
(405) 557-7403
[email protected]
Rep. Sherrie Conley
(405) 557-7308
[email protected]
Rep. Carl Newton
(405) 557-7339
[email protected]
Rep. Wendi Stearman
(405) 557-7358
[email protected]
Rep. Dell Kerbs
(405) 557-7345
[email protected]
Rep. Ajay Pittman
(405) 557-7393
[email protected]
Together, we can STOP Health Care Holdup
