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SEPTEMBER 18, 2000

Under a new program change that went into effect December of 1999, adult and rural diabetics in Oklahoma can receive Medicaid coverage for their supplies and equipment.

Adults in the fee-for-service Medicaid or the SoonerCare Choice program are eligible for coverage of one glucometer a year, one spring-loaded lancet device a year, three replacement batteries a year, 100 glucose test strips, and 100 lancets a month.

Get the Story:
Plan boon to state's diabetics (The Tulsa World 9/18)

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Clinton announces diabetes funding (The Medicine Wheel 07/14)
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Diabetes Links and Resources (The Medicine Wheel 4/10)