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.

Email: catherine@stateimpactoklahoma.org

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Latest by Catherine Sweeney

Wednesday, March 22, 2023 | 6:16 pm

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.

By Catherine Sweeney

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | 6:44 pm

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.

By Catherine Sweeney

Thursday, February 16, 2023 | 10:47 am

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.

By Catherine Sweeney

Thursday, February 2, 2023 | 11:12 am

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.

By Catherine Sweeney

Thursday, January 19, 2023 | 7:52 am

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.

By Catherine Sweeney

Thursday, December 22, 2022 | 4:30 pm

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.

By Catherine Sweeney

Thursday, December 15, 2022 | 11:29 am

Thursday, October 20, 2022 | 11:23 am

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.

By Catherine Sweeney

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