Statewide Initiative Focuses On Developing Basic Health Care Plan

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Health officials are gathering information about what average citizens believe is most important when building a basic health insurance plan. State Commissioner of Insurance Kim

Wednesday, August 29th 2007, 6:19 am

By: News On 6

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Health officials are gathering information about what average citizens believe is most important when building a basic health insurance plan. State Commissioner of Insurance Kim Holland says residents of 31 Oklahoma communities will be quizzed on their health-care choices.

The information will be presented to the state Legislature and could become the foundation for a health plan for the 20% of Oklahomans without health care coverage.

Policymakers must still decide how to pay for a basic health care plan for the state's uninsured citizens and whether funds will come from public or private sources or a combination.

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