Civics
NonDoc journalists report on the civic realm in Oklahoma and beyond. Our site also publishes a variety of commentary pieces about civic matters. As a site category, "Civics" encompasses three subcategories: Education, Health Care and Politics.
North Carolina Medicaid expansion pushed by new governor
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Medicaid expansion has been a hot political issue in state capitols across the country since 2009 when the Affordable Care...
Oklahoma’s Mission of Mercy: ‘We need more access to dental care’
WOODWARD — It’s always jarring to see hundreds of people lined up at dawn for health care in the world’s richest nation.
Friday night, I traveled...
OKMOM in 360: ‘They’ve got it down to an art’
(Editor’s note: As of Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, NonDoc has cancelled its subscription to a service that hosted the images previously embedded below. To...
Health care lecturer: Free market would solve insurance issues
Health care finance is a hot-button topic these days. We have covered our fair share of the issue, from price transparency in the form...
CSRs: The health care acronym we need to keep
DUNCAN — Our current health care system is akin to a bowl of alphabet soup: a pool of acronyms that has become a tasteless mix of...
‘Rape insurance’ abortion law a blow to human decency
AUSTIN, Texas — The danger of the Trump White House does not end with the Trump White House. It doesn’t end with the near-constant...
Before demonizing opioids, know that pain is real
This has been a year of pain for a lot of people. No, I’m not talking about the emotional pain that comes with watching...
Free dental work, glasses this weekend in Durant
(Editor's note: This funded content piece appears courtesy of Dr. Barry Amos, an Oklahoma City dentist who advertises on NonDoc and formerly served as...
Editorial: Health Department should honor open records requests
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has found itself the subject of numerous negative headlines in the past year, so perhaps one more will...
MMJ nuggets: Cities make moves, Fallin says special session ‘would be premature’
A lot has happened since Oklahomans passed State Question 788 on June 26 to legalize medical marijuana. A fight over administrative rules passed by the...
