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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Hillcrest Healthcare System is now out of network with Aetna

Plus, Tulsa County set an early voting record, and Hillcrest is now out of network with Aetna.

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Hillcrest Healthcare System is now out of network with Aetna

Aetna patients keep emergency coverage at Hillcrest

Plan or serviceStatus
Aetna insurance plansHillcrest is out of network
Emergency servicesCovered at in-network benefit levels
Aetna Better HealthNot affected

Sources: KOKI FOX 23, News On 6

If you have Aetna insurance, is out of network as of Sun., Nov. 1. Its agreement with Aetna expired that day, and Hillcrest, its facilities and its employed providers are out of network for all Aetna plans.

Hillcrest says Aetna leaders refused to engage despite multiple outreaches, and it cites below-market rates and payment practices. It says it "remains engaged in discussions" and will keep working toward an agreement.

6 monthsof outreach to Aetna leadership, per Hillcrest

Hillcrest says Aetna leadership refused to engage despite multiple outreaches over the past six months.

Sources: KOKI FOX 23, News On 6

  • Medicare-eligible: use annual enrollment to find plans including Hillcrest
  • Continuity of care: some patients may qualify; call the number on your card

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Voting

If you're voting today, polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and the Oklahoma Voter Portal shows your polling place and a sample ballot. Tulsa County's early voting topped the 25,954 ballots cast before the 2024 presidential election. It ran at four locations for the first time. Election Board communications director Ronni Pierce said the jump is likely due to the two new sites, Chandler Park and O'Brien Park. KTULNews On 6Public Radio Tulsa

Tulsa County's early voting topped 26,000 this year

Sources: KTUL, News On 6

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Value
2022 midterm16,300
2024 presidential25,954
2026 midterm26,211

Fire district

If you live in the part of the annexed March 4, 2025, you vote today on raising your fire assessment from 7 mills to 10 mills. The 3-mill increase would bring in an estimated $313,495 a year and could help finance a planned third fire station, and property owners in the original district already pay 10 mills. News On 6

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Will Rogers was born Nov. 4, 1879, in Indian Territory near Oologah, and tomorrow the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore celebrates his birthday with a free admission day. The museum will also have cupcakes, and you get in for nothing. Happy birthday, Will.

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Hillcrest Healthcare System is now out of network with Aetna

Plus, Tulsa County set an early voting record, and Hillcrest is now out of network with Aetna.

The TLDR

  1. Hillcrest Healthcare System is out of network with Aetna as of Nov. 1
  2. Tulsa County early voting topped 26,000, and polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
  3. Voters in part of the Oak Grove Fire district decide today whether to raise their assessment from 7 mills to 10 mills
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