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Mandates The Chamber opposes new health insurance mandates and increased liability that would undermine an employer's ability to provide quality health insurance at a reasonable cost to employees.
Lawsuit Reform
The Chamber supports additional lawsuit reform to address and curb the rising cost of health care and the rising cost of liability insurance for the state's physicians and providers.
Uninsured The Chamber supports programs and initiatives that work to reduce the number of the state's uninsured (Insure OK, the State Coverage Initiative) and supports efforts to identify viable alternatives that will provide permanent, sustainable (lock box) funding for Insure Oklahoma.
Medicaid The Chamber supports a long-term solution to address full reimbursement funding for Medicaid services provided by hospitals to the federal upper payment limit and not less than 100% of Medicare rates for physicians.
The Chamber supports strict penalties and prosecution of those who seek monetary gain by defrauding the Medicaid system.
Wellness
The Chamber supports state wellness and prevention programs such as Strong and Healthy Oklahoma, outreach initiatives, and workplace and school based wellness programs.
Federal Issues
The Chamber supports improving health care quality, coverage, and affordability without imposing new mandates and/or taxes on business. Therefore, the Chamber opposes a federal government-run/public option or single-payer health care system with government mandates.
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