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Kansas Reflector: These 3 things will make rural Kansas communities healthier

By David Jordan | Nov. 14, 2020 A strong health system is critical to thriving rural communities and the health of rural Kansans. Even before COVID-19 began surging in rural Kansas, it was becoming more difficult to sustain health care services in a changing Kansas, where the rural health system is starved of resources with […]

KanCare Expansion: Why It Matters for Educators

By Mark Farr People often ask us why the Kansas NEA, an organization dedicated to representing professional educators, supports Medicaid (KanCare) expansion. After all, don’t teachers have medical insurance already? Most teachers have access to affordable medical insurance, and their salaries would preclude them from accessing insurance through the expansion of KanCare. But by focusing […]

KanCare Expansion: Why It Matters for New Moms and Dads

By the Kansas Chapter of Postpartum Support International Board of Directors The Kansas Chapter of Postpartum Support International (PSI-KS) is dedicated to improving awareness, support and treatment in Kansas for perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. Fifteen to 20 percent of mothers experience prenatal or postpartum depression, making this the most common complication of pregnancy and […]

KanCare Expansion: Why It Matters for Heart Disease and Stroke

By Kevin Harker As a proud Kansan, born and raised in a rural community, I care about the health and wellbeing of my neighbors. I believe that we should all have access to what we need to be healthy – including affordable, high-quality health coverage, no matter our personal circumstances. Our neighbors who are self-employed, […]

KanCare Expansion: Why It Matters for Older Kansans

By Maren Turner In Kansas, most adults without children are completely ineligible for Medicaid health coverage — no matter how low their income. KanCare (Medicaid) Expansion will both expand access to health care for people who desperately need it and it will save the state money. This issue is particularly important to AARP on behalf […]

Kansas elections set up hidden referendum on Medicaid expansion

By Joel Mathis | Oct. 26, 2020 David Larson was alarmed in June when he started feeling sick. The coronavirus was spreading in Kansas, and the 56-year-old Wichita resident – who lives with diabetes, high blood pressure and clinical depression – knew his preexisting conditions made him vulnerable to the illness. “I came down with […]

Kansas Speaks survey shows wide support for Medicaid expansion

A statewide poll reveals that the majority of Kansans endorse Medicaid expansion. The annual survey by the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University indicated that 71.8% of respondents strongly or somewhat agreed that expanding Medicaid would help rural Kansas hospital remain in business, and 64% strongly or somewhat agreed that the […]

New resource: Medicaid Expansion and Disabilities

Medicaid expansion is a policy that benefits all Kansans, including Kansans with disabilities. In states that have expanded Medicaid, thousands of people with disabilities—and personal care attendants for people with disabilities—have obtained health care coverage. These states also have saved millions in spending and decreased waiting lists for home- and community-based services (HCBS).