‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ is a betrayal of the Kansas way of life

Last week, Kansas Rep. Tracey Mann defended his vote in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. While I strongly disagree with many of the points he made, there is one thing we can both agree on: Kansans believe in hard work — and the laws passed by Congress should honor and uphold that core value. We Kansans believe in doing whatever it takes to provide for our families, even if it means working two or three jobs. We put in the effort today so that our children and the next generation can have more opportunities than we did. And we support our neighbors when they need an extra hand, knowing that when our communities thrive, we all reap the benefits. That’s why the One Big Beautiful Bill is not just bad policy — it’s a betrayal of the Kansas way of life.

Research Brief: Medicaid Cuts & Kansas

New modeling shows 13,000 fewer Kansans would be able to enroll in Medicaid under the “One Big Beautiful Bill” recently passed by the U.S. House, and the state would lose $3.77 billion in total Medicaid funding. Such losses would lead to higher uninsured rates and create more financial struggles for rural hospitals already on the brink of closure.

HANDS OFF MEDICAID

As Congress works through the details of how to cut up to $880 billion from Medicaid, it’s time for Kansans to make sure our elected leaders know: Hands Off Medicaid! How to participate:

2025 Rally for Health Care- Details

Attending the 2025 Rally for Medicaid Expansion at the Kansas Statehouse on Wednesday, March 12, 2025? Here are the details and resources you might need.

Call for Artists: Healthy Kansas Community Engagement Art Project

The Alliance for a Healthy Kansas is seeking artists to participate in a traveling community art show that will visit up to five key community hubs across Kansas over the course of several months. The selected artist will create a community engagement piece that will travel across the state.

Advocates continue fight for Medicaid expansion despite election setback

Health-care advocates are vowing to continue their fight to expand Medicaid in Kansas – despite this week’s election, which expanded the Republican supermajority.

Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, supports expanding the program to more low-income families under the Affordable Care Act – but conservative lawmakers passed a law forbidding the move.

110,000 Kansans lost Medicaid during ‘unwinding’ process

More than 110,000 Kansans have lost healthcare coverage during the post-pandemic Medicaid ‘unwinding’ process, according to new state data.

It’s time for Kelly to consider the nuclear option to expand Medicaid

Wichita Eagle – DION LEFFLER, OPINION EDITOR – After years of legislative refusal to protect the health and well-being of working-poor Kansans, the time has come for Kelly to seriously consider defying the Legislature, inform the federal government she’s accepting expanded Medicaid on behalf of the people of Kansas, and fight it out in court.