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Julie McKone | August 11, 2026 https://journalrecord.com/2026/08/11/mckone-integris-health-clinic-closures-impact-oklahoma-healthcare/ Over the past several months, thousands of Oklahomans have received letters from their physicians informing them that their clinics are closing. Those letters have been arriving since INTEGRIS Health announced workforce reductions, clinic closures, and cuts to medical services after projecting approximately $130 million in losses tied to Medic

For the first time in its history, Oklahoma Families for Affordable Healthcare (OKFAHC) will honor state legislators whose efforts during the 2026 legislative session helped protect Oklahoma consumers from rising healthcare costs. OKFAHC's new Healthcare Affordability and Access Policymaker of the Year Awards will be presented in November 2026 to state policymakers who have met OKFAHC’s affordability and access criteria. Criteria are aligned with OKFAHC’s goals to prevent hea

Oklahoma Families for Affordable Healthcare (OKFAHC) today praised Governor Kevin Stitt for vetoing Senate Bill 2074 and urged lawmakers to reject any attempt to override the veto and impose new costs on Oklahoma families. SB 2074 would have increased the cost of prescription medications by establishing a state-mandated dispensing fee tied to a government-set benchmark—effectively adding roughly $10 or more to every prescription filled in Oklahoma. “Governor Stitt made the ri