150,000 Kansans Still Waiting on Medicaid
I wish I could tell you we made progress on Medicaid expansion this session. We didn't.
Democrats offered amendments. Every single one was voted down along party lines. That's 150,000 Kansans - working people, many of them with jobs that don't offer insurance - left without coverage because of partisan politics.
This isn't abstract. I hear from constituents who ration insulin. Who skip follow-ups because they can't afford the copay. Who drive to Oklahoma for care because our rural hospitals keep closing.
Forty states have expanded Medicaid. Kansas remains one of the holdouts. The federal government covers 90% of the cost. Our own hospitals support it. Polls show most Kansans support it.
The only thing standing in the way is Republican leadership in the Legislature.
I'll keep pushing. I'll keep offering amendments. And I'll keep telling you the truth about where the obstruction is coming from.
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