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Insure Oklahoma eyed for exchange by some lawmakers
BY MEGAN ROLLAND mrolland@opubco.comIf Oklahoma decides or is forced to implement an online marketplace for businesses and individuals to shop for health insurance, a likely or at least logical landing place for the program could be Insure Oklahoma. Insure Oklahoma was created in 2004 when voters approved an increased tax on tobacco, thus funding a subsidy for the health insurance of low- to moderate-income employees at small Oklahoma Businesses. Today, Insure Oklahoma — a part of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority — helps cover more than 30,000 individuals in 4,900...
Published By: NewsOK.com - Friday, 6 July, 2012