- Nearly 1 in 6 (638,500) Oklahomans is uninsured, 18 percent of our
citizens.1
- Oklahoma ranks 13th highest in the nation for its percent
of uninsured citizens.1
- 1 in 8 Oklahoma children (124,300) is uninsured, 13
percent.1
- Oklahoman ranks 7th in the nation for percent of
uninsured children.1
- Oklahoma’s uninsured population costs
Oklahomans $954 million annually in cost shifting. This figure amounts
to the 3rd highest "hidden tax" burden in the
nation.2
1. According the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the
Uninsured, October 2011 (2009-2010 data).
2. Kenneth Thorpe, PhD, "Paying a Premium: The Added Cost of Care
for the Uninsured," Families USA 2009
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