Medicaid, known as SoonerCare in Oklahoma, is the primary health care safety net program in the state, without which thousands of families would forgo basic health services for their children, lack necessary medical care for their disables loved ones, and be left to shoulder alone the unsustainable burden of the long-term care of their parents and grandparents.

In recent months, a pair of task forces convened by the legislature and Governor Fallin have discussed reducing or eliminating the state income tax. Oklahoma Policy Institute has been an active participant in this debate. Listed below are  presentations, fact sheets, blog posts, and other information we've prepared related to tax reform, as well as links to media coverage of the issue.

This Budget Information page and the OK Policy blog provide you the key resources you need to make sense of where things stand with the state budget, follow emerging developments, and explore ideas for managing the state fiscal crisis.