For the Health of Our Health Care System

By: Congressman Frank Lucas (Diary)  |  July 24th at 11:35 AM  | 

No one can deny that our health care system has problems that need to be addressed.  There are those in this country who are without insurance, who are underinsured, and who go without necessary – and sometimes lifesaving – treatments each day.  In a country like the United States, this is frustrating to see and we can no longer continue to accept it. But the | Read More »

Government Run Health Care a Bad Idea for America

By: Congressman Frank Lucas (Diary)  |  June 19th at 03:04 PM  | 

There has been a growing sense of frustration in this country over the rising cost of health care, and this problem has recently been compounded by our ailing economy as Americans are losing their jobs and struggling to make ends meet.  I know there are many families in Oklahoma who currently do not have health insurance- making one sick child a potential family crisis.  I | Read More »

SCHIP: A Good Program Marred by Bad Policy

By: Congressman Frank Lucas (Diary)  |  February 4th at 04:25 PM  | 

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate-amended reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, by a vote of 290-135.  This is a federally funded program that is supposed to provide health care to low-income children whose families cannot afford private health insurance.  While I believe that this is a good program and I support initiatives to bring health care to children | Read More »