Statement from Oklahoma State Medical Association's Immediate Past President George Monks, M.D., regarding Gov. Stitt's removal of Jean Hausheer, M.D., and Laura Shamblin, M.D., from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) Board of Directors members this afternoon. (1/6)
"The Oklahoma Health Care Authority's job is to oversee more than $2 billion taxpayer dollars and serve Oklahoma's most vulnerable citizens, not rubber-stamp a governor's political agenda. (2/6)
Today, the governor demonstrated the politics are vastly more important than the health of Oklahomans as he eliminated two of the three female members and the only physicians from the OHCA Board of Directors. (3/6)
They were the only members who have the experience and knowledge needed to lead this agency that is so essential in the delivery of healthcare to those in need.
These public servants should be applauded for speaking truth to power in the 7-1 vote... (4/6)
...to uphold the Legislature's stated intent to keep Oklahomans caring for Oklahomans. It is extremely disappointing—but sadly not surprising—that this administration would once again seek to stifle any dissent. (5/6)
At the end of the day, the Legislature will still have the ultimate say, and we look forward to working with them to promote the best quality health care for our fellow Oklahomans." (6/6)
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Statement From Oklahoma State Medical Association President George Monks Regarding Today’s Frontier Article:
“Collectively, the members of the Healthier Oklahoma Coalition represent the healthcare professionals that are putting their lives on the line to save others." 1/5
We have to ensure those voices are heard by state leaders. To accomplish this, we developed a letter that included the concerns we were hearing and offered solutions that could help lessen the projected number of COVID-positive Oklahomans. 2/5
We have been pleased to see that several of the suggestions we’ve made have been implemented and will continue to work with the Governor, Sec. of Health and Health Commissioner to find other solutions to abate this crisis. 3/5