Patrick B. McGuigan, Particular to The Southwest Ledger
Oklahoma Metropolis — As newspapers like The Southwest Ledger and The Metropolis Sentinel went to press this week, the widespread assumption in Oklahoma state authorities circles was that Gov. Kevin Stitt would permit Senate Invoice 131 to enter impact with none motion on his half.
Because the Legislature left city, that was certainly the case.
The laws, aiming to stymie Stitt’s plans to create Managed Take care of the Medicaid Enlargement course of, was superior by state Rep. Marcus McEntire and Sen. Jessica Garvin, each Duncan Republicans.
The result’s a disappointment for Stitt and his hopes to deliver burgeoning well being care prices beneath some type of management.
Compounding the frustration, S,B. 131 assures that combined outcomes for sufferers will proceed.
The governor and the Managed Care Organizations he selected final winter will have the ability to deliver some sufferers into managed care, however the worthwhile “nonprofit” hospitals will retain their large monetary returns for at the very least the following 4 years.
As mirrored in final week’s column (‘Good Information and Dangerous Information on Managed Care: A Commentary), S.B. 131 “falls into that immortal class of laws on which each side (primarily, to make certain, t hose within the legislative majority) can declare victory, whereas probably not advancing the pursuits of beneficiaries of well being care.”
NOTE: Pat McGuigan crafted a sequence of commentaries, analyses and experiences on Medicaid Enlargement and Managed Care. To review the problem from Pat’s perspective, go to The Metropolis Sentinel web site or www.SouthwestLedger.information
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