Catherine Sweeney

Catherine Sweeney
Catherine covers health for StateImpact Oklahoma. She grew up in Muskogee and went to Oklahoma State University. She has covered politics and policy in Colorado's high plains, Oklahoma City and Washington, D.C. You can reach her at catherine@stateimpactoklahoma.org, @cathjsweeney on Twitter or 405-673-5226 on Signal.

Latest by Catherine Sweeney


A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for minors would affect Oklahoma adults too

House Bill 2177 bans care for minors, but it also bans insurance coverage and public funds for trans Oklahomans of all ages.
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Oklahoma Senate bill would require insurance companies to cover high-tech medical screenings called biomarker tests

Biomarker testing is a tool that doctors use to get a clearer picture of a medical problem — often cancer.
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Another pandemic relief policy is ending, making groceries even more expensive for low-income Oklahomans

In 2020, the federal government upped food aid. The increased monthly benefits end in March.
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StateImpact talks with Secretary of Health Kevin Corbett about Oklahoma’s pivot to managed Medicaid

The Stitt Administration has worked to usher in managed care, a model that brings insurance companies in to manage members’ health coverage. It is expected to launch in April 2024.
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A collaborative in Tulsa models how Oklahoma communities can fight the methamphetamine epidemic.

Methamphetamine is killing more Oklahomans than any illicit drug. Nonprofits, treatment centers, policy analysts and law enforcement in Tulsa created a program to broaden access to recovery from it.
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State data paints a dire picture of Oklahoma teenagers’ mental health

Rates of depression and suicidality have always been higher than researchers expected. But they were even higher in the early years of the pandemic.
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The Adderall shortage has made its way to Oklahoma.

The FDA announced a shortage of Adderall and its generics last month. Oklahomans have been jumping through hoops to get their medication.
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When Oklahoma voters choose a governor in November, they’ll be voting on the future of SoonerCare.

Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to fundamentally alter the state's Medicaid program. The gubernatorial election will determine whether he gets to.
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