In Oklahoma, we are one of, I think three states where out of state entities came in and used the initiative petition process to bring a vote of the people and basically say in our state constitution that If the Fed portion of spending is reduced...the state will automatically pick that up. automatically pick that up. At the time this passed, I don't think my state leadership really thought through what the potential impact was going to be. (13:48–13:57)
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Asserts that Oklahoma's state constitution mandates the state to cover reduced federal Medicaid spending.
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