Rob:  Well thank you Hannah, nice story, and it sounds like a great program.  Well, sadly, not everyone who qualifies for state sponsored health coverage is enrolled.  Estimates are close to half of the children who qualify for Sooner Care have not been enrolled by their parents.  The executive director of Oklahoma Smart Start says, too often working parents are reluctant to take advantage of the service.  
I’ll give you an example.  You could be a single mother with two children, and you might be a public school teacher.  And as that public school teacher, what you’re currently making would allow you to be eligible under those eligibility guidelines.  But, what we find oftentimes is those that are in a profession like that, they may not be willing to go out and access that, because it’s something that’s free of charge that’s provided to them.  You know, they’re a professional, and they want to be able to afford and pay for that, themselves.  But you know, our state has created a wonderful health insurance program that is available to those families.  And we need our children to be accessing those, to insure that our kids are healthy and arrive at school ready to go.
Rob:  So to help boost enrollment, this fall a new online application process is being put in place.  To learn more about how to get help with the cost of health coverage, check out our links on our website under this week’s stories.