Oklahoma

Health reforms penalize some Indians

By Garance Burke | May 15, 2013

Many Native Americans will have to buy their own health insurance or pay a $695 fine unless they can prove they are "Indian enough" to claim one of the few exemptions allowed under the PPACA.
2 unions aim to share representation of AA workers

By David Koenig | May 14, 2013

Two major unions are seeking to avoid a fight and instead share representation of ground workers at American Airlines after the company merges with US Airways.
High hospital bills go public, but will it help?

By Connie Cass, Lauran Neergaard | May 9, 2013

Why does a joint replacement cost 40 times as much at one hospital as at another across the country? It's a mystery, federal health officials say.
Top 10 cheapest states for long-term care

By Marlene Y. Satter | May 3, 2013

Will you or your client be one of the 70 percent of people over 65 who will need long-term care at some time in your life? Genworth’s annual study on the cost of LTC indicates that if you are, you will — unsurprisingly — be paying more for it.
Health reform in our time

By Denis Storey | May 1, 2013

1993—U.S. Sen. John Chafee, R-Rhode Island, introduces the “Health Equity and Access Reform Act,” which includes a mandate, complete a non-compliance “penalty.” Supporters include Sens. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Republican Kit Bond from Missouri.
1. Health reform in our time

By Denis Storey | April 30, 2013

A timeline of health reform, the moments, turning points and events that defined the debate, 1993-present.
Medication waste came to $418 billion in '12

By Kathryn Mayer | April 23, 2013

Talk about a dose of bad medicine: The United States wasted $418 billion in 2012 based on bad medication-related decisions, and the impact was most deeply felt in those states that could least afford it.
Oklahoma panel advances workers’ comp overhaul

By Dan Holtmeyer | April 10, 2013

By a party-line vote, an Oklahoma House committee on Tuesday approved the latest version of a plan to overhaul the state's workers' compensation system after more than an hour of questioning and sometimes angry debate.
Employers eager for new foreign worker program

By Sam Hananel | April 10, 2013

As desperate as unemployed Americans are to find work, there are still some jobs that many would never consider applying for because they are seen as too dirty, too demanding or just plain unappealing.
When the feds go marching in

By Mark Roberts | April 4, 2013

The harsh reality is that health care has the stamp of Big Brother — good, bad or ugly. Here are the top four concerns about how the federal government is going to treat you under Obamacare.