Oklahoma voters to weigh in on State Question 802 which would expand Medicaid coverage
Voters will go to the polls Tuesday to decide on a constitutional amendment that asks whether the state should expand Medicaid to cover more lower-income workers.
Backers of State Question 802 say the measure is needed to provide health insurance coverage to low-income households who cannot afford private health insurance and make too much to qualify for government-subsidized coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
“It’s going to allow Oklahoma voters a chance to decide an issue that politicians have failed to do for the last decade,” said Amber England, campaign chairwoman for the pro-SQ 802 effort.
Opponents say the state can’t afford to take on the added state expense required by the program, especially as the state grapples with budget problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and depressed energy prices.
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