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Poll: 72% of Kansans back Medicaid reform stalled by GOP legislators since 2017
This article originally ran in Kansas Reflector . TOPEKA — A majority of Kansans across the political spectrum endorse expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in a statewide survey also indicating nine in 10 registered ... for the Affordable Care Act has ranged from 120,000 to 150,000. The federal government would be obligated to pay 90% of the increased cost in Kansas. In the poll, 81% said all Kansans regardless of income, location, race, gender or immigration status ought to have affordable ... was among her top priorities as governor. “I will propose my fifth in January. I think the fact that I never will be on the ballot again can take politics out of it.” Schmidt said conservative leadership of the House and Senate wouldn’t step aside to allow a Medicaid expansion ...
Opinion: Medicaid expansion is popular – and necessary
This opinion originally ran in Wausau Pilot & Review. By Philip R. O’Brien, national member of the ACS CAN Board of Directors In the Badger State, we have a proud tradition of taking care of each other when our friends and neighbors are struggling. ... without health insurance tend to be diagnosed a full stage later than insured individuals, marking a substantial difference in treatment cost. Expanding BadgerCare would cover cancer patients who currently do not have insurance. We need to acknowledge what rural, urban and suburban ...