OU Health

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses Gov. Kevin Stitt signing a bill to give money for OU Health, but banning the use of medical treatments for minors while also calling for an all-out ban on the procedure next legislative session, and lawmakers failing to get all the COVID-19 pandemic relief funding spent on projects.

This Week in Oklahoma Politics discusses Gov. Kevin Stitt's push for lawmakers to eliminate the grocery sales tax during special session and a push by Republican legislators to withhold funding to OU Health if the money is going to go to gender-affirming care.

Oklahoma lawmakers used a health funding bill to crack down on gender-affirming care, drawing criticism from the medical community, LGBTQ advocates and civil rights supporters.

By the end of the week, Oklahoma lawmakers are expected to allocate nearly all of the state’s $1.87 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds when they come back for a special session.

Oklahoma medical researchers announced Wednesday they have a cancer drug headed to human trials.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma and OU Physicians have ended their rate dispute.

The Oklahoma Legislature passed a bill earlier this year to invest in health care workforce development.

Two of the state’s top health companies are having a falling out, which by June could mean thousands of Oklahomans looking for a new doctor. Although…