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 KHA Media Release - Kansas Economy Would Benefit from KanCare Expansion 11-20-14.pdf
New report demonstrates net savings and details consequences without expansion. See report and summary brief.
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Faces of KanCare - Jessica Media.pdf
Media KanCare Expansion - Jessica Franco Story
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Faces of KanCare - Kelly Media.pdf
Media KanCare Expansion - Kelly Brown Story
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Failing to Expand Medicaid Hurts Kansas -March 2014.pdf
Two independent reports released earlier this year highlight the negative financial impact of failing to expand Medicaid on states’ economies. Comparing the costs of Medicaid expansion with the flow of federal highway subsidies and defense contracts, as well as the amount each state spends on attracting private businesses, The Commonwealth Fund concludes that Medicaid expansion benefits a state’s economy, and its financial benefits far outweigh the state’s cost of participating. Another study by
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Pollling Shows Kansans Support of Funds-February 2014.pdf
KHA Media Release - The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network released a public opinion poll that revealed registered voters in Kansas strongly agree that the state should accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through KanCare, the program under which Medicaid is administered in Kansas. By a margin of 72 percent to 24 percent, Kansas voters support such a move, which would provide more low-income Kansans with access to health care services.
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New Analysis Provides a Menu of Options for Kansas - KHA Media Release -February 2014.pdf
Leavitt Partners Address the Uninsured with Alternative Options and Policy Models. February 17, 2014
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KS Medicaid Polling Release FINAL.pdf
February 26, 2014 – Public opinion polling released by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network shows that registered voters in Kansas strongly agree that the state should accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through KanCare, the program under which Medicaid is administered in Kansas. By a margin of 72 percent to 24 percent, Kansas voters support such a move, which would provide more low-income Kansans with access to health care.
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Leavitt Partners' Final Report on Addressing the Uninsured.pdf
The Kansas Hospital Association contracted with Leavitt Partners to examine and analyze the Kansas landscape and provide alternative models and policy options for covering the State’s low-income uninsured population. Released February 2014.
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Public Opinion on Medicaid Expansion - KHA MEDIA RELEASE.pdf
A statewide public opinion poll gauged Kansans’ attitudes toward Medicaid expansion and health care access. The poll finds nearly 3 in 4 Kansans feel Kansas should maximize federal funds and prevent Kansas tax dollars going to other states.
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KHA Public Opinion Poll Findings Report.pdf
Findings Report, ETC Institute, January 2013, Funded by the American Hospital Association.
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