Oklahoma Health Care Authority

The investigation comes after the state Medicaid agency announced it recently uncovered an international crime ring believed to have fraudulently enrolled thousands of Oklahomans in Medicaid.

The state Medicaid agency’s current director, Clay Bullard, notified Stitt’s office he will return to the private sector. He joined the Health Care Authority in October 2025.

Hospital leaders are asking for facility-specific projections amid predicted changes to supplemental hospital payment programs, arguing the funding differences will affect individual hospitals differently.

Budget cuts and modifications are leaving the state Medicaid agency with “razor-thin margins” as it enters the 2027 fiscal year.

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized Attorney General Gentner Drummond for his independent audit request of the state’s Medicaid agency.

None of the four state questions proposed by lawmakers made it to the finish line before they adjourned last week.

Drummond’s office stated it has substantial cause to believe the agency is failing to oversee its contracted managed care organizations.

Senate President Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton said lawmakers need more time to meet with health care leaders.

The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network says two measures that would clear a path for adjusting or reversing Medicaid expansion could threaten access to preventive care and screenings.

If approved, the measures could remove Medicaid expansion from the state constitution or allow the Legislature to not fully cover its costs if federal support changes.