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Cancer Treatment
Oklahoma House approves funds for cancer treatment
May 13th, 2004
A bill that would provide $2.5 million to help treat breast and cervical cancer for low-income women was approved April 19, 2004, by the Oklahoma House. Senate Bill 978 directs the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to spend $2.5 million to treat women who have been diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer but do not have health insurance. Although the bill was approved on a 97-0 vote, it sparked debate from House Republicans who criticized the budget process. Representative Greg Piatt, R-Ardmore, complained that the bill had not gone through the traditional committee process and that the Republicans had no input on its...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-05-13)
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