Thanks to EVERYONE who testified at the February Hearings!

Verbal Testimony David Jordan, Executive Director, Alliance for a Healthy Kansas Joe Reardon, President & CEO, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Michael Mullins, President & CEO, Via Christi Health, Inc. Suzann Emmons, self-employed housekeeper in the coverage gap Lynn Fisher, MD, President, Kansas Academy of Family Physicians Bill Persinger, President and CEO, Valeo Behavioral […]

David Jordan: Facts show Medicaid expansion helps state

Facts show Medicaid expansion helps state Too often, opponents of Medicaid expansion – such as Jeff Glendening, state director of Americans for Prosperity (Jan. 12 Opinion) – point to the costs associated with expansion but fail to include the facts about how savings and economic growth offset those costs. For instance, expanding KanCare would cost […]

Statement on the State of the State Address

Statement from Alliance for a Healthy Kansas on State of the State Address: Tonight the Governor once again failed to endorse the expansion of KanCare in his State of the State address. He chose to ignore the needs of Kansans, whose lives would be remarkably improved with this one decision. At the Alliance for a […]

Sheldon Weisgrau and David Jordan: We must expand Medicaid in Kansas

Why does health coverage matter? Ask Suzan Emmons, a self-employed business owner in Allen County. She lost her health insurance when she attained guardianship of her grandchildren. With the increased household size, she dropped below the income eligibility requirement to receive financial help to buy private insurance. Yet, she still makes too much to qualify […]

ICYMI: Kansas health care “dead zone” featured in The New York Times

The New York Times has a new, in-depth article detailing the harrowing accounts of hardworking families stuck in the coverage gap across the nation, and Kansas features prominently. This is an important time for our state. We are seeing new energy in the Legislature to expand KanCare because too many people have struggled as […]

Honor Kansas Veterans: Expand KanCare

Honor Kansas Veterans: Expand KanCare On Veterans Day, we honor those who have served our country. In addition to the parades, remembrances, and moments of silence, we can thank our veterans in another way: by expanding KanCare. Despite their sacrifices, more than a million military veterans and their family members across the United States lack […]

Why Candidates Are Running

On the eve of Election Day, we wanted to remind candidates and elected officials that, we, their constituents understand why they run for office — to improve our lives. Below is a letter that we sent to let them know that KanCare is the solution to improving the lives of Kansans across the state. We […]

Addressing the Issues: Protect Our Local Hospitals

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 […]