Oklahoma Health Care Authority

Oklahoma Health Care Authority

Agency overview
Formed	July 1, 1993
Headquarters	4345 N.Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Employees	416 unclassified
Annual budget	$4.5 billion
Ministers responsible	Rebecca Pasternik-Ikard, CEO Charles Ed McFall, Chair of the Board
Agency executives	Rebecca Pasternik-Ikard, Chief Executive Officer/State Medicaid Director Melody Anthony, Deputy State Medicaid Director
Website	www.okhca.orgwww.insureoklahoma.org

The Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OKHCA) is an agency of the government of Oklahoma responsible for providing health insurance benefits for the state's SoonerCare (Oklahoma Medicaid) members. The authority is the state-level counterpart to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The authority is led by a board of directors, composed of seven members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma, the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, and the Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The governor appoints the administrator of the authority, who serves as the chief executive officer of the authority, with the consent of the Senate. The administrator serves at the pleasure of the Governor.

The authority was created in 1993 during the term of Governor David Walters.