health care

Nearly 2,000 Oklahomans die from stroke-related complications annually. That burden is felt more in rural communities, where access to specialized care is limited.

Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a bill that would create an income tax deduction for members of this community-based option to cover medical expenses.

StateImpact’s Jillian Taylor and OPMX’s Sarah Liese spoke with OU assistant professor June Zhao about her research, which explores a solution that could help increase and sustain IHS funding.

TSET board of directors approved the entity’s first-ever legacy grants. Fourteen awards will go toward expanding access to and improving health care, especially in rural and underserved areas.

Rep. Cynthia Roe (R-Lindsay) hosted an interim study Thursday exploring policy solutions related to lung cancer prevention, treatment and health equity.

The temporary ER is located on the hospital’s campus and is staffed 24 hours a day for walk-in and ambulance emergencies.

Various bills impacting health care providers, facilities and patients made it through the Legislature this session.

Oklahoma medical students are working with the State Medical Association to propose a measure that would expand coverage of prostate cancer screening under Medicaid.

Policy think tank Heartland Forward is partnering with Oklahoma libraries to expand telehealth access.

The directory will allow qualified health plans and providers to submit and access provider data in a central portal.