Catherine Sweeney
Reporter for StateImpact OklahomaCatherine Sweeney grew up in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and attended Oklahoma State University. She has covered local, state and federal government for outlets in Oklahoma, Colorado and Washington, D.C.
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Oklahoma has always offered special coverage during pregnancy, but it used to last 60 days after birth. The state just got permission to extend that coverage to one year. -
Oklahoma State University is adding a bachelor’s of nursing program to its Stillwater campus this fall. The addition will help combat the state’s nursing shortage. -
Oklahoma has the federal sign off it needs to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage. The policy is expected to help bring down the state’s high maternal mortality rate. -
House Bill 2177 bans care for minors, but it also bans insurance coverage and public funds for trans Oklahomans of all ages. -
The Oklahoma Supreme Court issued a ruling Tuesday, stating definitively that Oklahomans have a right to life-saving abortions even before an emergency. -
Oklahoma lawmakers are again considering a bill that would allow medical researchers to look into psychedelics to treat mental illness. -
Biomarker testing is a tool that doctors use to get a clearer picture of a medical problem — often cancer. -
They’re reviewing how much power the governor should have over multiple agencies this year. -
Conservative Oklahoma lawmakers are working to crack down on gender-affirming health care. One of the several bills to do so passed off the House floor Tuesday. -
Oklahomans who are losing SoonerCare coverage have an opportunity to sign up for private insurance.
