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What's Happening?
People First Health Clinic is more than just a medical facility - we are part of the community.
With years of experience in solving complicated problems surrounding poverty and poor health outcomes, it is perfect that we find ourselves at the front of this issue.
We are excited for the future and our ability to care deeply for our patients.
July 1, 2021 - Medicaid Expansion for Oklahomans
Oklahoma’s Medicaid program, SoonerCare, currently covers:
People under age 19
People with children under age 19
People age 19 and older with family planning needs
People experiencing pregnancy
People age 65 and older
People experiencing blindness or other disabilities
People under age 65 in need of breast or cervical cancer treatment
On June 30, 2020, the Oklahoma Medicaid Expansion Initiative, State Question 802, passed by a majority vote to expand Medicaid eligibility to adults ages 19-64 whose income is 138% (we have a chart for this) of the federal poverty level or lower. This equates to an estimated annual income of $16,970 for an individual or $34,846 for a family of four.
This is huge for Oklahomans!
The application process will be open to the newly expanded population beginning July 1, 2021.
Benefits for existing SoonerCare members will not change because of Medicaid expansion.
However, certain populations may be enrolled into a third-party managed care program.
What is a Family Nurse Practitioner and Why Should I Trust One?
In a nutshell, experience. We were nurses first.
Debbi has been a nurse so long she wore a nurses cap to her first day on the job at Baptist Medical Center in 1987.
We know how to care for patients, solve problems and navigate our complicated health care system.
After decades of nursing experience, we went back to school to get Master and Doctorate degrees and passed a National Certification exam. We have worked very hard to obtain our credentials.
We don't do surgery or deliver babies.
But, we can make sure you have access to someone that does
and we can do most things in between to keep you rockin and rollin.
Give us a chance to show you what we can do.
