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Jenkins Files Bills for Voters to Decide Legislative Pay

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY — Rep. Molly Jenkins, R-Coyle, has filed three bills she says are aimed at giving voters a direct voice in decisions about pay raises for legislators and statewide elected officials. Jenkins said she introduced the three pieces of legislation after the Oklahoma Legislative Compensation Board met in executive session late last year before... Read More.

Congress passes defense bill boosting military pay, protecting Oklahoma bases

by News 9
WASHINGTON - Congress has approved a sweeping national defense bill that raises military pay and secures key missions at Oklahoma bases, even as lawmakers head into the new year with unresolved fights over government funding and health care policy. The newly approved National Defense Authorization Act authorizes more than $900 billion in defense spending, the largest... Read More.

House passes defense bill to set Pentagon budget and raise troop pay

by AP
FILE - The Department of Defense seal is seen on the podium in the Press Briefing room at the Pentagon on Oct. 29, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf, File) Kevin Wolf/AP The House voted to pass a sweeping defense policy bill Wednesday that authorizes $900 billion in military programs, including a pay raise for troops... Read More.
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Dental provider to pay more than $500,000 to resolve False Claim Act allegations

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Red Dirt Orthodontics has agreed to pay $583,090 to settle allegations that it knowingly and improperly billed the Oklahoma Medicaid program, SoonerCare, for orthodontic services. The settlement resolves allegations that the provider submitted false claims for payment between March 18, 2022, and March 25, 2024, that falsely identified an Oklahoma Health Care Authority... Read More.

Multiple Oklahoma pharmacies agree to pay to settle allegations

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Multiple Oklahoma pharmacies have agreed to pay $157,000 to settle allegations that they billed the Oklahoma Medicaid Program, SoonerCare, for hundreds of unauthorized over-the-counter COVID-19 tests. Apothecary Pharmacy, Cornwell Pharmacy, Cushing Family Pharmacy, R.T.’s Family Discount Pharmacy, Foster Corner Drug, Tiger Drug, Yale Drug, Jones Drug Store and Swipht Pharmacy agreed to... Read More.
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Watonga psychiatrist to pay more than $170,000 for False Claims Act allegations

by Ponca City Now
OKLAHOMA CITY – Watonga psychiatrist Dr. Richard Zielinski has agreed to pay $173,143 to the State of Oklahoma to settle a lawsuit alleging he knowingly submitted false claims to the Oklahoma Medicaid program, SoonerCare. As operator of Richard Zielinski MD, PLLC, Zielinski allegedly upcoded claims for evaluating and managing patients and submitted them to SoonerCare for... Read More.
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Oklahoma County to pay $55,000 to family of deceased inmate

by News 9
OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma County leaders have settled a lawsuit this week involving the family of an inmate who died at the Oklahoma County Detention Center in 2022. The Oklahoma Office of the Chief Medical Examiner says Kyle Shaw died from a fentanyl overdose a year after he was booked into jail. Shaw's brother filed a federal lawsuit in... Read More.
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