Oklahoma Health Care Authority Has To Control The Cost Of Health Care In The State

The main entity in the Oklahoma State is theThere is also the SoonerRide health-care program
Oklahoma Health Care Authority that has beenthat the Oklahoma HealthCare Authority has been
conceived to control the costs of medical careproviding since 1969 for non-emergency
that is purchased from the State. You can find atransportation. Also, the Oklahoma HealthCare
number of different health care programs thatAuthority takes responsibility for reimbursing, or
are administered by the Oklahoma Health Carepaying for transporting clients in both the FFS
Authority, and each of these has a different(fee-for-service) program as well as for the
mechanism for its funding, different standards ofSoonerCare Choice program, and this program is
eligibility as well as cost structures that are meantknown as the SoonerRide.
to meet the needs of different individuals living inThe important features of the SoonerRide health
Oklahoma State.assitance program include arranging for taking
Individuals Must Meet Certain Eligibility Criteriaclients to services covered by Medicaid. However,
For those individuals desirous of availing of thethis service is not for an emergency situation and
benefits provided by the Oklahoma Medicalyou also need to make an appointment at least
Authority, they must meet certain financial criteriathree days prior to having your ride arranged.
and families having children not older than eighteenThese rides are also available only between six in
years of age are also eligible to avail ofthe morning to six in the evening, Monday through
SoonerCare. The other major medical benefitsFriday, and between eight in the morning to one in
provided by the Oklahoma Medical Care Authoritythe afternoon on Saturdays.
are Medicaid, SoonerCare as well as SoonerCareThe other program provided by the Oklahoma's
Choice, Long Term Care, SoonerRide as well asMedical Leadership called the SoonerCare Plus has
State Children's Health Insurance Program.been discontinued from January 1, 2004.
With Medicaid, the Oklahoma Medical Authority willNevertheless, the Oklahoma Medical-Care
give health assistance to those Americans that fallLeadership does provide many long term care
in the low-income category, or who requireprograms such as nursing facility, specialized
long-term care, and are elderly as also to thosenursing facility for mentally retarded persons,
people having disabilities. Medicaid is administeredresidential care homes, assisted living center,
by the Oklahoma Medical Care Authority, whichcontinuum of care facility, adult day care center
gets its funds from the Federal, State ofand home care agency.
Oklahoma as well as from local revenues.