More than 51,000 Oklahomans have been approved for benefits through Medicaid expansion - 7/9/2021

More than 51,000 Oklahomans have been approved for health benefits through Medicaid expansion less than a week after applications opened. That’s over a quarter of the 200,000 Oklahomans expected to enroll for benefits in the first year of expanded Medicaid. Data shared Friday morning by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority showed that 51,708 residents have been approved for benefits through SoonerCare, the state’s Medicaid program, since applications opened on Tuesday. Over 33,000 — about 65% — are women. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/more-than-51000-oklahomans-have-been-approved-for-benefits-through-medicaid-expansion/ar-AAKIGin?ocid=BingNewsSearch