Oklahoma Politics & News
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Oklahoma Man Struggles to Cancel Health Plan for Three Months Due to Obamacare Delay
David Emanuel wanted to cancel his private insurance plan with BlueCross BlueShield after he became eligible for Medicare, but was told nothing could be done until HealthCare.gov consented to the change. The 65-year-old Oklahoma man spent three months entangled in bureaucracy. He shared his story with KJRH-TV in Tulsa, Okla., which was picked up by the Washington… -
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1,100 Illegal Immigrants Are Living at an Oklahoma Army Base. Why Can’t This Congressman Visit?
Rep. Jim Bridenstine, R-Okla., was denied access July 1 to the Department of Health and Human Services facility at Fort Sill, Okla., which houses more than 1,100 illegal immigrant children. Bridenstine, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, said that he was told to return July 21 if he wanted to gain access. Skeptical of the…