OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) A former employee of Gov. Kevin Stitt’s administration has registered as a lobbyist for a private health care company that’s bidding on a state contract to manage Oklahoma’s Medicaid program.
Former Deputy Secretary of State Samantha Davidson Guinn left the Stitt administration in September, and court records show she registered as a lobbyist for Healthcare Highways and CareSource Oklahoma later that month, the Oklahoman reported Monday.
Stitt had announced over the summer that he would outsource care for many who rely on the state’s Medicaid program, which was recently expanded to serve more low-income residents. The private companies would be contracted to manage the program’s spending.
A former staffer of Gov. Kevin Stitt is lobbying for a health care company that's bidding on a multimillion-dollar state contract to privatize Oklahoma’s Medicaid program.
With Oklahoma on the cusp of expanding Medicaid to cover more low-income residents, Stitt announced over the summer his intention to outsource care for many of the state’s Medicaid recipients by hiring private companies to manage the program’s spending.
Former Deputy Secretary of State Samantha Davidson Guinn, who was promoted to that role after serving as the governor's policy director, left the Stitt administration Sept. 4.