Democrats Express Frustration With GOP House

Democrats in the Legislature today expressed their frustrations over how some of their bills have been handled in the Republican-cotrolled House.

Democrats said that bills to require insurers to provide a variety of medical coverage were killed in House committees and not allowed to be heard on the House floor.

They claim GOP House leaders are beholden to insurance companies and not the people they serve.

Senator Andrew Rice of Oklahoma City says a bill to require insurance companies to pay the routine health care costs of patients who take part in clinical trials is essentially dead.

Senator Jim Wilson of Tahlequah says his Patient's Bill of Rights would have required insurers to pay for any medically necessary procedure. It is also dead.

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