Just over a year ago, the hospital in Independence, Kansas, closed and the lack of Medicaid expansion was consistently cited as an important factor.  It would be a tragedy to allow that to happen in other rural communities – especially when we have a solution.  Below is a letter that we sent to all candidates […]

With news that the state lost over 2,000 private sector jobs since August and over 6,300 jobs in the last  year, the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas emailed all candidates to let them know that expanding KanCare will create jobs and have an economic impact. Below is the letter that we sent to all candidates: […]

This morning Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay spoke about the important connection between law-enforcement, mental illness and lack of insurance coverage.  Below is the statement from David Jordan, Executive Director of  the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, in response to Chief Ramsay’s comments: I applaud Chief Ramsay for his willingness to talk about the connection […]

This summer and into the fall, the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas has been traveling the state to build support for expanding Kancare.  Over the course of our travels, we have engaged thousands of Kansans and partnered with hundreds of organizations — and we have learned a lot from our efforts to date.  Earlier today, […]