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Expand Medicaid in Kansas!

Far too many Kansans are living without health insurance because they live in a state that has refused to expand Medicaid. These folks are in the "Medicaid gap", living sicker and dying younger than those with health insurance.

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Defending Dreamers’ Access to Health Care Services

December 9, 2024
Kansas

The State of Kansas and 18 other states are challenging a new policy from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that allows Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients (or “dreamers”) to access health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

Kansas Legislative Session Ends with Missed Opportunity to Expand KanCare

May 1, 2024
Kansas

Statement from American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Kansas Government Relations Director, Megan Word TOPEKA, Kan. – “As lawmakers close the legislative session, they have once again failed to expand KanCare, a policy that is overwhelmingly popular. For the 150,000 low-income Kansas adults and families in the

Letter: ACS CAN supports expanding Medicaid eligibility for low-income parents and adults in Kansas and we are asking the same lawmakers

March 11, 2024
Kansas

Kansas Lawmakers, Last week volunteers from the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) were in the Statehouse meeting with their lawmakers and reminding them that cancer is a public policy priority. In 2024, an estimated 16,640 Kansans will hear the words, “You have cancer”, another 5,660 will lose

As Thousands of Kansans Get Kicked Off Medicaid, State Legislators Head for Vacation Break

May 4, 2023
Kansas

TOPEKA, Kan . – Last week, the Kansas State Legislature completed another session and left the critical issue of Medicaid expansion unresolved, despite bipartisan support from state voters to do so. State legislators are going on an 8-month break at the same time the state is restarting eligibility redeterminations for

State Contacts

Christina Cowart
Senior Grassroots Manager, Kansas
[email protected]
816.898.0089
Megan Word
Kansas Government Relations Director
[email protected]
816.898.9712
Michael DuPré
Associated Director, Regional Media Advocacy
[email protected]
515.321.4031

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