| Oklahoma Health Care Authority | |
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| Oklahoma Health Care Authority logo | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | July 1, 1993 |
| Headquarters | 4545 N Lincoln Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Employees | 416 unclassified |
| Annual budget | $4.5 billion |
| Ministers responsible | Terri L. White, Secretary of Health Charles Ed McFall, Chair of the Board |
| Agency executive | Michael Fogarty, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer |
| Website | |
| www.okhca.org | |
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OKHCA) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for purchasing health insurance benefits for Oklahoma's state employees and for the state's Medicaid recipients. The Authority is the state level counter-part to the national Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The Authority is led by a Board of Directors, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The Board in turn appoints the Administrator of the Authority, who serves as the chief executive officer of the Authority.
The Authority was created in 1993 during the term of Governor David Walters.
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The Authority is led by the Secretary of Health, the Chair of the Board of Directors, and the Administrator/Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. Under Governor of Oklahoma Brad Henry, the Secretary of Health is Terri White, the Chair of the Board is Charles Ed McFall and Michael Fogarty is the Administrator/Chief Executive Officer.
The Board of Directors is the governing body of the Authority, which directs the actions and oversees the operation of the Authority. The Board is composed of seven members, with three appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, two appointed by the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and two appointed by the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. At least two of the members appointed by the Governor must be consumers of Medicaid. All other Appointed members must have experience with medical care, health care services, health care delivery, health care finance, health insurance or managed health care. Each Board member serves a four-year term. In making the appointments, the appointing authority is to give consideration to urban, rural, gender and minority representation.
As of 2009, the current members of the Board are:
The Authority is divided into four service branches: Soonercare Operations, Financial Services, Information Services, and Legal Services.
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