Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. will provide assistance to children, parents and pregnant women in Oklahoma for Medicaid-SoonerCare applications, enrollments, and post-enrollment services. - For the HHS/CMS Connecting Kids to Coverage Outreach and Enrollment Cooperative Agreement, Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc. (LASO) proposes to provide assistance to Oklahoma's children, parents and pregnant women who may be eligible for Medicaid-SoonerCare. LASO has 18 existing offices whose service area includes all 77 counties in the state. LASO regularly interacts with lower-income families and those experiencing life events that may render them eligible Medicaid-SoonerCare. LASO will partner with other local organizations around the state to serve rural areas, which are a special focus of the LASO program. Goals for this project are to serve Oklahoma's children, parents and pregnant women who may be eligible for Medicaid-SoonerCare. Assistance will be available for applications, enrollment and renewals, and any post-enrollment issues that need resolution to retain or utilize Medicaid-SoonerCare. LASO will train and supervise a team of 40 assisters, who will be available for both in-person and remote/telephone assistance. The total budget for this project is requested at $600,000 per year. These funds will be used for enrollment assistance, outreach and education, and continuing training for staff regarding Medicaid-SoonerCare programs. Enrollment assistance will be provided for children, parents and pregnant women, with a focus on rural areas with high rates of uninsured children and persistent poverty. Outreach efforts include a state-specific website (myOKplan.org) which provides information about eligibility for Medicaid-SoonerCare and allows for appointment scheduling with LASO enrollment assisters. LASO was awarded a Connecting Kids to Coverage Cooperative Agreement, effective July 1, 2022. For the three-year project period, LASO has met or exceeded its total goals. Because of LASO’s demonstrated success in reaching children, parents, and pregnant women, LASO was selected by CMS to present its outreach strategies to the nationwide group of other Connecting Kids to Coverage grantees.