Recovery Act: Oklahoma Highlights

This includes:

• $1.1 billion for the increased Federal share (FMAP) of State Medicaid costs.
• $97.6 million for health information technology (IT), including:
  • $67.8 million for Oklahoma’s Medicaid Electronic Health Record incentive program for implementation and payments to providers and hospitals.
  • $12 million to Community Services Council of Tulsa to create a Beacon Community to lay the groundwork for the widespread use of health IT.
  • $7.1 million to the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality to establish a Regional Extension Center to provide health IT support services to doctors and other providers.
• $43.5 million for scientific research, facilities, and equipment, including:
  • $7 million for the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation to build a patient-focused research space to improve the understanding and treatment of rheumatic diseases.
• $40.6 million for the Child Care and Development Fund to increase access to child care and to improve quality.
• $39.1 million for Early Head Start and Head Start programs to expand and improve quality.
• $33.7 million for Community Health Centers, including:
  • $14.4 million for Oklahoma Community Health Services Inc., Oklahoma City, for construction, renovation, equipment, increased demand for services, and a new service site.
• $26.8 million for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), including $11.5 million for subsidized jobs programs.
• $13 million through the Indian Health Service, including EPA funds, for health care facilities maintenance and improvements, equipment, sanitation facilities, and health IT.
• $12.6 million for the Community Services Block Grant for community action agencies to reduce poverty and assist low-income residents in becoming self-sufficient.
• $2.5 million to support 55 National Health Service Corps clinicians providing primary health care in Health Professional Shortage Areas.
• $2.3 million for immunization programs.
• $2.1 million for the Communities Putting Prevention to Work initiative for the Cherokee National Health Service Group to fight obesity and tobacco use and $1.4 million for State efforts targeting obesity and tobacco.