AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoHarold Hamm gift boosts Oklahoma healthcare: Oklahoma Senate leaders and OU announced a historic $150 million donation from oil executive Harold Hamm, renaming the OU Health Campus in Oklahoma City the Harold Hamm Health Campus and earmarking $50 million for the Harold Hamm Diabetes Center plus $100 million for broader research, education, and workforce growth. Dental access expansion: Delta Dental of Oklahoma awarded $2.85 million to Great Salt Plains Health Center in Enid to renovate clinic space, expand operatories from 5 to 17, and upgrade technology for dental student training. Tribal wellness momentum: The Cherokee Nation’s Carson Wellness Center in Stilwell marked its one-year milestone, reporting 100,000+ member check-ins and a holistic wellness model aimed at shifting care toward prevention. Veteran suicide focus: Oklahoma lawmakers held an interim study after the state ranked third nationally for veteran suicide deaths in 2023, discussing barriers to care and ways to improve access to support like 988. Medicare Advantage network shakeups: A Becker’s tracker says at least 33 health systems are ending or preparing to end in-network contracts with Medicare Advantage insurers, with some changes taking effect Oct. 1 ahead of the Oct. 15 enrollment window. Youth fentanyl education: Salina students heard from parents who lost children to fentanyl as Oklahoma’s Rain’s Law rolls out school-based prevention and naloxone training.
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