Rural Kansans depend on Medicaid at beginning and end of life. D.C. proposals threaten program.
In the public debate over Medicaid expansion in Kansas, a critical fact often gets lost: Large numbers of residents already depend on the program. What’s more, despite racist stereotypes, those benefiting from the program live mostly in rural areas. A new report from Georgetown University’s Center for Children and Families sketches the present system and makes clear […]
Kansas lawmakers can elevate lives of 36,000 kids by funding these meals
About 15 years ago, I was in a meeting with the superintendent of my community’s school district and I asked him why families had to pay for their kids’ meals while at school. If kids are required to attend school and are supplied with all the resources they need for their education, why was a […]
Survey shows Kansas voters worry about health, child care, hunger — and out-of-touch lawmakers
TOPEKA — A survey of Kansans’ attitudes on lawmakers, health care and economic issues found a wellspring of support for expanding Medicaid eligibility — along with a prevailing belief that lawmakers aren’t tuned into the financial challenges Kansas families are facing and are not passing policies that help Kansans. Nonpartisan research firm Perry Undem conducted the study […]
