Mulready Minutes

Ep 15: ACA Marketplace 2023

Commissioner Mulready visits with Melissa Parchman with Magoon & Associates about what to expect during open enrollment in the ACA Marketplace for 2023.

Melissa Parchman, CEO and Owner of Magoon and Associates is a native Oklahoman who has been a licensed insurance broker for more than 30 years.  She began her career in Tulsa at Bayle Martin and Fay.  In her eight years with that firm, Melissa was promoted to VP of Individual Market. In 1991 she went to Magoon & Associates and in 2012 she purchased the company.

Melissa is an active member of both the National Association of Health Underwriter and Tulsa Association of Health Underwriters. As an active member, she has lobbied in Washington for Healthcare Reform.

Married for 42 years, Melissa and her husband have four boys and live in Jenks.

Ep: 14 Small Business Growth, Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development in Oklahoma

Episode 14 – Commissioner Mulready welcomes Lt. Governor, Matt Pinnell, to discuss small business growth, entrepreneurship, and workforce development in Oklahoma. What are we doing to draw more businesses to Oklahoma?

Matt Pinnell - Matt was elected as the 17th Lieutenant Governor of the State of Oklahoma on November 6th, 2018.  In that role, he serves as President of the Oklahoma State Senate and is a member of multiple constitutional boards and commissions. Lt. Governor Pinnell also serves as Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage on Governor Kevin Stitt’s cabinet.

In his role as Secretary of Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage, Pinnell oversees the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation and the state’s efforts to promote tourism, the third largest industry in Oklahoma. Pinnell led the successful effort to rebrand the State of Oklahoma, a component of the overall effort to retain and recruit more jobs to the state of Oklahoma.

Pinnell also currently serves on the Department of Commerce executive committee focusing on small business growth, entrepreneurship, and workforce development. Pinnell has a background in entrepreneurship and is a small business owner with his wife, Lisa, who is an inventor and entrepreneur.

Matt is a graduate of Oral Roberts University with a degree in Advertising and lives in Tulsa with his wife and their four children.

Ep. 13: When It Rains, It Floods

Episode 13 – In this episode Commissioner Mulready visits with Jonathan Phillips. Discussion includes how the NFIP benefits the people of Oklahoma and data supporting the need for flood insurance.

Jonathan Phillips - Jon is the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) coordinator for Oklahoma. He began his service to the state in 2010 with the Oklahoma Water Resources Board’s Dam Safety section but since 2017 has been in Floodplain Management.

Ep. 12: U.S. Life Insurance Marketplace

Episode 12 – In this episode Commissioner Mulready visits with Tyler Laughlin of  American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Discussion includes the life insurance marketplace in the U.S. and how it has evolved over the past five years.

Tyler Laughlin  - Tyler is the Regional Vice President of State Relations at the American Council of Life Insurers (ACLI). Before joining ACLI in 2019, he served as Chief of Staff & First Deputy Commissioner for the Oklahoma Insurance Department. Tyler is responsible for state legislative and regulatory affairs in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas and serves as ACLI’s lead for the Republican Attorneys General Association.

Ep 11: Healthcare Sharing Ministries

With the unwinding of Medicaid after the public health emergency (PHE) expires, over 200,000 Oklahomans will be looking for health coverage.  Commissioner Mulready looks at Healthcare Sharing Ministries with Buddy Combs, Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel of OneShare Health.

Ep. 10: The Preparedness Movement Part 2

Episode 10 – Heading into storm season in Oklahoma and launching Mulready Says Get Ready – Before During and After the Storm, – seemed like the perfect time to visit with Paul T Martin, author of Pivot Points.  Paul examines the current state of the preparedness movement and suggests various strategies to teach a preparedness mindset into American culture.

Ep. 10: The Preparedness Movement Part 1

Episode 10 – Heading into storm season in Oklahoma and launching Mulready Says Get Ready – Before During and After the Storm, – seemed like the perfect time to visit with Paul T Martin, author of Pivot Points.  Paul examines the current state of the preparedness movement and suggests various strategies to teach a preparedness mindset into American culture.

Ep: 9 Oklahoma’s Insurance Industry

Commissioner Mulready has the privilege of speaking with someone who has had years and years of experience with the insurance industry in regulatory matters.  On this episode discussion topics will include looking at how Ms. Ables works with the Oklahoma Insurance Department, positives, and negatives of working with a regulatory agency and looking ahead at the industry and how the regulatory side might evolve over the next five to ten years.

EP8: OID & Government Affairs

Episode 8 – As 2021 comes to a close, Ms. Scott visits with Commissioner Mulready about OID’s Government Affairs division, how they work with state lawmakers to assist with policy development and it’s goals for 2022.  She takes listeners through her process of working with each division on legislative priorities and the community.  She also discusses NAIC priorities  and how they work into the Departments goals.

Ashley Scott, Government and Community Affairs Director, Oklahoma Insurance Department

Ms. Scott joined OID in June of 2020 as the Government and Community Affairs Director.  She started her career working over 10 years with the House of Representatives and then moved to the Oklahoma State Department of Health as their legislative liaison before joining OID. 

EP 7: New to the Marketplace

Commissioner Mulready visits with Sal Gentile, owner of Friday Health plan and new to the Oklahoma marketplace, the state of the health care marketplaces. Commissioner Mulready will walk you through the latest open enrollment numbers, the range of options for policymakers who want to improve access to affordable health care and more.

Sal Gentile and David Pinkert, two health insurance technology veterans, started Friday Health Plan in 2015. Following the passage of the ACA, the pair aspired to create a more straightforward, easier-to-use health insurance company, better designed for self-insured individuals and families who were choosing their health plan. Based in Denver, Colorado, the company’s membership has grown by more than 400%. Friday plans to expand to several additional states during the upcoming 2022 open enrollment period with continued growth each year.