A ballot question to increase common education funding on the November ballot would cut into state funding for Medicare, according to the Oklahoma Hospital Association.
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BY MEGAN ROLLAND
Published: October 6, 2010
The Oklahoma Hospital Association on Tuesday announced opposition to a November ballot question that would require state education funding to match the per-pupil regional average.
Several of the state's top hospital officials spoke out against State Question 744, saying the money required to fund the increased per-pupil spending would either raise taxes or cut into other state budgets — including the $490 million the state provides in Medicaid funding.
"State Question 744 threatens health care for many of the state's most vulnerable citizens, including our senior citizens who live on fixed incomes, many of whom are in nursing homes, as well as the disabled children," Oklahoma Hospital Association President Craig W. Jones said in a news release... FULL ARTICLE
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Wed, October 6, 2010
by Crystal Drwenski