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For Immediate Release:
September 7, 2023
Contact:
Grace Hoge
[email protected]
ICYMI: Medicaid Expansion Could Save Lives of Kansans in Coverage Gap
KEY QUOTE: “It can be the difference between life and death. About one hundred and fifty thousand people across Kansas still don’t have health coverage for routine check-ups to emergency surgeries. That’s because the state still hasn’t expanded Medicaid...”
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As the head of the Kansas City Medical Society Foundation, Karole Bradford has seen patients put off serious treatments that could mean the difference between life or death. She told us the story of one man losing his job because his diabetes got so bad he became disabled.
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As [Medicaid] expansion supporters explain, eventually those people have no choice but to seek emergency care in hospitals, and when they’re unable to pay the bill, debt piles up for the whole system, eventually impacting prices for all patients.
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“Medication is expensive, now with Medicaid expansion those folks could pay for their primary care,” Bradford added. “Get their medications and take them reliably, prevent those secondary chronic illnesses.”
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Numerous bills to adopt Medicaid expansion over the years have been voted down by the legislature... But supporters of Medicaid expansion in the health care industry argue the proposals are affordable and work.
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If passed, about 90% of the state’s Medicaid expansion costs would be covered by the federal government. Kansas is one of 10 states to still not adopt Medicaid expansion.
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