StateImpact Oklahoma
StateImpact Oklahoma reports on education, health, environment, and the intersection of government and everyday Oklahomans. It's a reporting project and collaboration of KGOU, KOSU, KWGS and KCCU, with broadcasts heard on NPR Member stations.
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Rep. Cynthia Roe (R-Lindsay) hosted an interim study Thursday exploring policy solutions related to lung cancer prevention, treatment and health equity. -
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission held a series of meetings with representatives from Oklahoma Gas & Electric to discuss the merits of the application. -
The conversation highlighted how the changes will impact Oklahoma’s health care landscape, including hospital finances and patient access. -
A law passed this year requires the regulatory agency to explore a future with nuclear energy generation in Oklahoma. But the measure doesn’t provide funding to secure a firm to complete the study. -
This comes amid new leadership at the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA), with Director Clay Bullard taking the place of former agency CEO Ellen Buettner, who departed to assume the role of CEO at the Regional University System of Oklahoma. -
Research shows the model can benefit multiple generations by bringing them together to participate in ongoing, mutually beneficial activities. Oklahoma officials are looking to expand the programs to accommodate the state’s aging population. -
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is using emergency funds to help remediate the site at Five Mile Creek. A trench and pit were dug to collect the fluid and divert it away from water bodies. -
Bullard previously served on the Oklahoma Medical Board and was a consulting advisor to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority’s director and executive team.
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Ellen Buettner will serve as CEO of the state’s largest four-year university system.
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Most participating providers will hold complimentary vision clinics on Saturday, but others are offering dates Friday and Oct. 10.
