The Joint Economic Committee - Minority report released Thursday by Congressional Democrats projects Republican tax cut proposals could mean a one-third cut to Medicaid nationwide. Children, the elderly and rural residents stand to lose the most.

Attorney General Kris Kobach announced today that Kansas has joined the United States, the District of Colombia, and several state

U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids underscored her opposition to federal Medicaid cuts Friday and called out “failure of leadership” in Topeka for the Legislature’s refusal to expand Kansas’ Medicaid program.

Kansas organizations advocating for sustained funding for Medicaid services said hundreds of billions of dollars in proposed federal budget cuts to the national health program can be deadly to vulnerable people with disabilities as well as seniors and children.

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter The Kansas Attorney General’s Office said the state has joined a nationwide settlement in a Medicaid fraud case involving the Walgreens pharmacy chain. Under the terms of the agreement,

Kansas lawmakers are considering Medicaid expansion under the proposed Healthcare Access for Working Kansans (HAWK) Act

President Donald Trump has vowed to keep Medicaid intact, but he’s endorsed the GOP’s budget plan that would cut billions of dollars from the program. A group of local advocates say it’s a move that would hurt Kansas.

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Most Americans do not want Medicaid funding to be cut, according to a new poll, which comes as Congress is weighing changes to the program. In the latest KFF survey, the vast majority of respondents said that government spending on Medicaid should be increased (42%) or kept about the same (40%).

The Joint Economic Committee - Minority report released Thursday by Congressional Democrats projects Republican tax cut proposals could mean a one-third cut to Medicaid nationwide. Children, the elderly and rural residents stand to lose the most.

Potential Medicaid cuts could devastate America’s teetering rural health-care system and jeopardize Republicans’ political power among rural voters.

President Donald Trump has vowed to keep Medicaid intact, but he’s endorsed the GOP’s budget plan that would cut billions of dollars from the program. A group of local advocates say it’s a move that would hurt Kansas.