FOX 25 obtains internal OHMA email assuring staff as providers sound alarm on SoonerSelect

FOX 25 obtained an internal email from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority that aimed to bolster employee morale amid changes in Medicaid management in the state. OHCA CEO Ellen Buettner released an agency-wide email on Friday that reads in part, "You may have heard some noise this week about providers experiencing challenges... Don't let the comments of a few distract from the incredible work being done at this agency." The message followed reports of alleged difficulties with SoonerSelect, a recently implemented system of Medicaid administration in Oklahoma. During a press...