For Immediate Release:
March 8, 2024
Contact:
Grace Hoge
[email protected]
ICYMI: Hundreds of Kansans Attend
Statehouse Rally in Support of Medicaid Expansion
KEY QUOTE: “‘I refuse to give up on this fight,’ [Governor Laura] Kelly said. ‘The Health and Human Services Committee in the House has agreed to, at least, hold a hearing on this bill.’ Kelly said that she hopes voters will join here in holding this as the highest priority this session, with the electoral consequences that come with it.”
Medicaid expansion rally calls supporters to action
3.6.24 | WIBW
KEY QUOTE: “‘Eight rural hospitals have closed,’ says [Governor Laura] Kelly. ‘Of those that remain 58% are at risk of closing and 28% face an immediate risk of closure.’ […] ‘This bill would strengthen our rural hospitals and health centers by injecting millions of much-needed dollars into our health system,’ Kelly says.”
Governor continues to push for Medicaid expansion in Kansas; rally to be held
3.6.24 | KSNW
KEY QUOTE: “A poll released by the Sunflower Foundation confirmed that a majority of Kansans support Medicaid expansion, including 78% of informed voters and 83% of small business owners.”
At Statehouse rally, Gov. Laura Kelly takes another swing at Kansas Medicaid expansion
3.6.24 | Kansas Reflector
KEY QUOTE: “...The federal government covers 90% of the extra cost of Medicaid services in exchange for expanding eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty rate. Most of the estimated 150,000 Kansans who would benefit from expansion are low-income workers or Kansans suffering from chronic illness.”
Kelly urges hearing ‘as soon as possible’ at Medicaid expansion rally 3.6.24 | State Affairs
KEY QUOTE: “Dr. Dena Hubbard, a neonatologist and the public policy committee chair for the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Kansas chapter, said expansion would improve health care for children by helping their parents access their own care. Emersen Frazier, Stormont Vail Health’s director of health equity and policy, echoed that argument and said Medicaid expansion would enhance overall community health.”
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