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 Authority CEO Ellen Buettner said the director's predecessor, Melody Anthony, will serve as the interim state Medicaid director. -
Oklahoma Children’s Hospital sees more patients amid respiratory season: officials say it’s preparedOklahoma Children’s Hospital OU Health is seeing higher patient volumes in its emergency department, with influenza and RSV cases on the rise. -
‘Epitome of the rural health crisis’: Pauls Valley hospital closes nearly four years after reopeningThe hospital's owner and CEO, Madhukar Sharma, says monthly shortfalls well into the six-figure range fueled his decision to close the facility. -
Providers said they’re concerned about a provision that would require certain facilities to become accredited. -
The Oklahoma City-County Health Department is accepting adult participants for its Total Wellness program. -
Change and uncertainty abound as 2025 begins. But you have the StateImpact Oklahoma team to guide you through and keep you informed about the seismic shifts coming in education policy, healthcare and the climate crisis. StateImpact managing editor Logan Layden and the StateImpact reporters to preview what’s to come. -
During the board’s December meeting, three lawmakers were allowed into the board’s approximately two-hour executive session. -
A report shows Kansas performed 15,111 abortions on out-of-state residents last year. Over 3,000 of those were performed on Oklahoma residents. -
Physicians at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences are leading a national clinical trial over an investigational device to study if it can help women with PCOS struggling with infertility. -
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority board heard updates on Oklahoma’s managed Medicaid program and the agency’s 2025 legislative asks. It also voted to revise OHCA's policy on payment and coverage for abortions.
