Tag: Medicaid expansion
The second Monday in January. Thats the day Kansas legislators officially get to work, although a lot of preparations and behind-the-scenes lobbying take place before then. As our state senators and representatives head to Topeka,…
Welcome to 2020 and join in offering Kansas lawmakers New Years Resolutions to guide their work in the upcoming legislative session. Focus on Problem Solving Many state lawmakers run for office in order to…
The bishops of Kansas four Catholic dioceses announced last week they would not support the expansion of Medicaid unless the Kansas Constitution were amended to ban abortion. The respective bishops of the dioceses in Dodge…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The four Catholic dioceses in Kansas will not support expanding Medicaid to thousands more low-income adults and children unless the state passes a constitutional amendment and new laws restricting abortion, the…
GARDEN CITY, Kansas In 2017, an estimated 38,000 kids in Kansas didnt have health insurance. Thats according to data recently released by the Kansas Health Institute. The highest rates of uninsured kids live in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A Republican-dominated Senate committee has endorsed a plan for expanding government-funded health care for poor and working-class Kansans, despite concerns that it raises tobacco taxes and doesn’t have a work requirement…
An advantage to Kansas holding out on Medicaid expansion is that we can learn from others mistakes and successes. Thats being overly generous. After five years, Kansas legislators continue to deny more than 130,000 low-income…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has opened a review of options for expanding Medicaid in Kansas with warnings against work requirements and a limited expansion. Kelly gave opening remarks Monday at the…
Thanks to affordable and easily accessible birth control, the rate of abortions in the United States is at its lowest point since the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortions in 1973. The Affordable Care Act deserves…
