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Meske Owens:

I submit this comment in my individual capacity as a MATF member. I learned about this hearing without sufficient preparation time. Please document how MATF was notified, provide a dedicated opportunity for member input, and extend or reopen comments where legally permissible before final Board action.

Please ensure implementation does not terminate coverage for people who remain eligible or discourage eligible family members from obtaining care.

Require an individualized review using reliable information. An unresolved data mismatch should not be treated as conclusive evidence of ineligibility. Explain the verification process, acceptable documents, applicable response periods, and protections while verification is pending.

Provide understandable notices, qualified language assistance, and accessible ways to correct errors. Each adverse notice should identify the specific reason, the person affected, and available appeal rights.

Please protect eligible children and other eligible household members when one person’s eligibility changes. Notices must not imply that an entire family loses coverage because one member is affected.

Explain access to Emergency Medical Assistance for those who qualify and provide practical information about other available care. Train eligibility workers, hospitals, and application assisters to give consistent guidance.

Please identify which changes federal law requires and which choices remain with Oklahoma. Publish information about erroneous closures and corrective actions, and provide a written response to these recommendations.