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Oklahoma health care leaders say lives could very well be hanging in the balance after the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled against a cigarette price hike that was passed in the final hours of last legislative session.
Health care professionals spent the day at the Capitol and lobbied lawmakers to increase the tax on tobacco.
News 9 spoke with doctors and other medical officials at OU medical center, who say they are very concerned of what may be lost if Oklahoma privatizes part of the Medicaid system.
The Chief Executive Officer of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority, Nico Gomez, announced he was resigning from his position after 20 years of public service in Oklahoma.
Nico Gomez, CEO of Oklahoma Health Care Authority, says he will not move forward with Medicaid cuts on Monday that would devastate the state's nursing homes.
Dr. Brian Lepley has been a pediatrician in Oklahoma City for 31 years treating generations of families.