The event, called the “State of the Tribal Nations,” was hosted by the Tulsa Regional Chamber.
Principal chiefs from the Muscogee, Cherokee and Osage nations attended. Here’s what they had to say:
Medicaid and healthcare
Cherokee Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. warned against the possibility of Medicaid expansion being removed from the state’s constitution.
That potential removal is central to one state question being reviewed for a public vote in November by the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s office. It would move Medicaid expansion language from the constitution to state statutes, if put on the ballot and approved by voters…