Jillian Taylor
StateImpact Oklahoma Health ReporterJillian Taylor reports on health and related topics for StateImpact Oklahoma. She is a recent graduate of the Gaylord College of Journalism at the University of Oklahoma with practical experience at the Tulsa World and nonprofit The Frontier. She calls Colleyville, Texas her hometown, in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
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Oklahoma health care leaders estimate state hospitals will see $6.3 billion in Medicaid reimbursement cuts as funding reductions made to the program through President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” set in. -
A Missouri nonprofit that coordinated Title X federal family planning services in Oklahoma after the state lost its funding has had its Title X dollars restored following a three-month delay. -
The nonprofits that get funding through the Oklahoma Life Foundation aren’t required to apply in a competitive process through the State Department of Health like groups the state funds directly. -
Oklahoma state officials announced junk food restrictions on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and stripped the state recommendation for fluoride in drinking water in a Thursday press conference. -
There’s no competitive bidding process through the state for pregnancy resource centers, faith-based groups and other nonprofits to get public money if they go through an organization like the Oklahoma Life Foundation. -
The BeHeard Movement's mission is “to help end homelessness one person at a time, one shower at a time.” -
The city hopes to improve coordination and emergency response times through this new model. -
The report addresses 16 indicators across the categories of economic well-being, education, health and family and community. -
Various bills impacting health care providers, facilities and patients made it through the Legislature this session. -
Oklahoma lawmakers approved a quarter of a percent income tax cut this legislative session, complete with Gov. Kevin Stitt’s signature, and despite some big budgetary questions. Here’s a rundown of what happened to key bills and other legislative initiatives this year.
