19 Senators Vote Against Rural Hospitals, Against Cutting Healthcare Costs, and Against Keeping Tax Dollars in Kansas
19 state Senators vote against expanding Medicaid in Kansas TOPEKA – The Kansas Senate voted against Medicaid Expansion today, defying the will of over 70% of Kansas voters– of which 61% of Republican and 83% of small business owners favor expanding Medicaid in Kansas. Kansas is one of ten states that has yet to expand […]
Why this conservative Republican hospital CEO supports Medicaid expansion in Kansas
I’ve been a lifelong Republican, born and raised a conservative. I still have a picture of me standing with George W. Bush in a Bass Pro shirt after working at an event for him. Although we were poor, my single mother taught me that work is good for the soul and that anything that disincentivizes […]
For Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach?
As Southern states reconsider Medicaid expansion, Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas is pushing her own plan meant to appeal to conservatives. So far, success has been elusive. As lawmakers in a nearby hearing room debated last month whether to support her legislation to expand Medicaid, Gov. Laura Kelly of Kansas dared the state’s Republican House […]
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 […]
