The Brownback-Colyer Administration’s statement that it will “stop” KanCare 2.0 clarifies little about the path forward or how the existing KanCare program will be repaired. One of the defining elements of KanCare 2.0, a requirement that some enrollees work in order to receive health coverage, apparently remains. This requirement would create costly and burdensome administrative […]

The Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, a statewide coalition of over 100 organizations focused on engaging consumers and community members on important health issues, is currently seeking an Executive Director to provide overall direction and policy strategy for the Alliance. The Alliance’s mission is to work as a collaborative and unified group of organizations to […]

Statement of David Jordan, Executive Director of the Alliance for Healthy Kansas, on Governor Brownback’s State of the State Speech “Over 75% of Kansans and an overwhelming majority of legislators from both parties have a dream to expand KanCare and bring our tax dollars back to Kansas to benefit our state. Yet, in his state-of-the […]

Statement of David Jordan, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, on passage of the GOP tax plan   “This afternoon, the U.S. Congress completed its rush to pass tax legislation. Written in secret without proper scrutiny and with few legislators reading it, the hastily considered bill will result in $1.5 trillion in […]

Dear Senator Moran, Senator Roberts, Representative Estes, Representative Jenkins, Representative Marshall and Representative Yoder: We are writing to urge you to work swiftly to reauthorize the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Without action, CHIP is set to expire on September 30, 2017. Allowing CHIP to expire would put the health coverage of 8.9 million children […]

Statement of David Jordan, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, on the United State Senate’s vote on the motion to proceed to a debate about taking health care away from millions of Americans   “It is disappointing that Senator Moran joined Senator Roberts and voted to open a debate on health care […]

Statement of David Jordan, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, on Senator Moran’s decision to oppose the Senate Health plan (BCRA): Sen. Jerry Moran deserves credit for taking a courageous stand against politics as usual and rejecting the harmful Better Care Reconciliation Act. His decision is a testament to his commitment to […]

  Statement of David Jordan, Executive Director of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, on the release of the updated Better Care Reconciliation Act in the U.S. Senate: The updated Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), the Senate health plan released today, confirms that the goal of the proposal is to gut Medicaid and devastate the […]