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Medicaid Day of Action

As reports of proposals to take away health care flood the news, it’s time for Kansans to tell our Congressional representatives – Don’t Take Away Our Health Care!

On this day we join organizations in all 49 other states to make it clear to Congress that health care programs should not be on the chopping block. Medicaid and Marketplace coverage keep health care affordable for all Kansans. Here are ways you can get involved:

Call for Artists: Healthy Kansas Community Engagement Art Project

The Alliance for a Healthy Kansas is seeking artists to participate in a traveling community art show that will visit up to five key community hubs across Kansas over the course of several months. The selected artist will create a community engagement piece that will travel across the state.

110,000 Kansans lost Medicaid during ‘unwinding’ process

More than 110,000 Kansans have lost healthcare coverage during the post-pandemic Medicaid ‘unwinding’ process, according to new state data.

It’s time for Kelly to consider the nuclear option to expand Medicaid

Wichita Eagle – DION LEFFLER, OPINION EDITOR – After years of legislative refusal to protect the health and well-being of working-poor Kansans, the time has come for Kelly to seriously consider defying the Legislature, inform the federal government she’s accepting expanded Medicaid on behalf of the people of Kansas, and fight it out in court.

The Faces of Medicaid Expansion coverage gap

SPRING 2024 CAMPAIGN – There is a lot of talk about how Medicaid expansion in Kansas will benefit hospitals, health care systems, businesses, and the economy. But who are the individuals in Kansas who stand to gain coverage from Medicaid expansion when it is passed?

2024 Rally for Medicaid Expansion – Details

Attending the 2024 Rally for Medicaid Expansion at the Kansas Statehouse on Wednesday, March 6, 2024? Here are the details and resources you might need.

Love Thy Neighbor

Join the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas and other faith-based advocates for a series of “Love Thy Neighbor” themed events for Medicaid expansion this legislative session. See below for more information about how you can participate and get involved. Promotion materials are available for use at the bottom of this web page.

2023: Year in Review

Now that 2023 is coming to a close, I thought this was a great opportunity to reflect on where the Alliance has been in 2023 and let you know where we are headed in the new year.

When we were putting together a list of the things we were the most proud of this past year, four areas shined brighter than the rest and they were all made possible because of our individual and organization partners across the state. I’d like to summarize our successes through the lenses of those four areas: