Rep. Steele Quotations

If the task force adopts these reforms and we enact them this year, we should see cost savings, better patient outcomes and better services for recipients.

The Medicaid Reform Act of 2006 recognizes the fact that Oklahoma has a broken, outdated system. In talking with Oklahomans, we've found that the Medicaid program is plagued with a lack of access to care, a lack of health literacy, and no incentives for Medicaid consumers to use the program wisely.

If this is an option we can offer and do it the right way, then I think we ought to do it.

Far too many government programs simply tell people what to do. It's time to give Medicaid recipients more control over their health care, as well as more options and more responsibility.