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Ladies and gentlemen, guests, fellow oklahomans, the governor of the great state of oklahoma, governor mary fallin. [applause] gov. Fallin thank you. Lieutenant governor lamb, statewide elected officials, speaker mccaul, president pro tem shultz, members of the court, honorable senators, representatives, cabinet members, our tribal leaders, guests, and citizens of the state of oklahoma. It is my pleasure to be here with you today as we discuss the state of the the state of our state. I am joined today by my husband, wade christianson, and our wonderful cldren,hristina and adam and our daughterinlaw elizabeth and other family members. Welcome, guys. [applause] i look forward to working with our new legislative leaders, pro tem schultz and mccaul, and house leaders. I want to thank our legislators for all your dedication and commitment to better government. I especially appreciate the second bond issue enacted last year to renovate this wonderful, irreplaceable building in which we now g ....
In my state, they go from 4. 6 to 22. 5 . I want to thank my colleagues for their efforts to come up with Common Sense Solutions to ensure americans will have access to high quality and the lowest cost possible and we must respect the relationship between the patient and doctor. Thank you very much. Chair, thanks. Gentle lady, now recognize mr. Green, five minutes for questions. Thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank the witnesses for being here today and the work you do. Let me talk a little bit texas experience. Under the Affordable Care act, millions of americans were able to access Vital Health Care resources in our communities. In my state, texas, realized the following benefits. During the last Enrollment Period, 1. 3 selected marketplace plan. 48 of th ....
Business. Pretty. Ot always been but we should take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished. 7 million residents of our fores have signed up Affordable Health care, millions of people who could not afford Health Insurance and were one accident or illness away from financial ruin, now have Health Insurance. Significant. This is something that we all of. Ld be proud all. Hats not we hear talk about what it thet do, but under aAffordable Care act, Insurance Companies are no longer allowed against people diabetes, or other preexisting conditions. Longer allowed to discriminate against women. Thats happening now. Millions of our residents receive free preventative care, stay well. We all know t ....
I would like a report on that. To do that. E happy the gentlelady is recognized. Thank you, and thank you for your outstanding testimony. I would like to start by quoting the speaker when he referenced the rollout as her rent is in the launch was anything but smooth. Representative the rollout her rent this horren dous and the launch was anything but smooth. Of Medicare Part d, which is seen as full of problems, it was all about fixing it because it was in president bushs administration. I would like to see the same frank lists frankness or willingness to fix the problem now that it is in president Obamas Administration and we are undertaking a much larger effort. Good is that you have fixed the problem. I have trouble figuring out whether or not you have met your or will meet your goals. We are going to meet our goals. Our goal for the shortterm is to improve our funct ....
The Oklahoma Incentive Evaluation Commission was established nearly a decade ago by lawmakers who wanted to keep track of costs and benefits of numerous incentives. ....