Here’s a roundup of some of the biggest policy issues on deck for the upcoming year and legislative session.

Oklahoma may be the first non-expansion state to get federal approval for Medicaid work requirements.

An investigation by StateImpact Oklahoma and The Frontier found problems at some work-based recovery programs, including reports of confiscated disability checks and federal scrutiny for labor practices.

“What I’m seeing on paper and what I’m seeing in the mouths, it’s two different things.”

Aggressive regulations on physician prescribing, followed by high-profile cases of doctors facing criminal charges for patient deaths related to opioids has made Oklahoma doctors fear a backlash if they recommend the drug.