Why It Matters

Changing Medicaid hurts healthcare access and affordability for all Oklahomans.

If Medicaid is cut, families across Oklahoma could lose access to affordable healthcare: including pregnant women, babies, people with disabilities, and low-income adults.

Changes to eligibility and cuts in federal payments could lead to higher out of pocket costs for Oklahomans who are already struggling. These higher costs create delays in care and hurt access overall.

It’s already hard to afford healthcare.

If more people in Oklahoma lose their health insurance and are uninsured, or providers have to eliminate services, healthcare costs could increase for everyone in the state to make up for it – not just people who are on Medicaid. Oklahomans may have to pay more for doctors’ visits, medicines, nursing home care, and other critical services.

Forty-nine states use hospital fees to help fund their Medicaid programs. Current proposals would freeze these fees nationwide, eliminating the agility required to respond to local market changes.

Additionally, reductions in reimbursement rates will disproportionately impact already-fragile rural/critical access hospitals and providers who are already facing financial challenges. We know what works best in Oklahoma, and preserving state flexibility in administering Medicaid as these changes occur is crucial.

Tell your senators and representatives in Washington, D.C. to protect access to affordable healthcare in Oklahoma by ensuring the state’s flexibility to determine the best way to care for Oklahomans.

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