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Kansas Legislature Adjourns Without Passing Medicaid Expansion

A special committee will be formed to write another Medicaid expansion bill over the summer and Senate leadership has committed to considering the measure in January. (Photo by J. Schafer)
A special committee will be formed to write another Medicaid expansion bill over the summer and Senate leadership has committed to considering the measure in January. (Photo by J. Schafer)

Kansas lawmakers wrapped up their session over the weekend without resolving one of the biggest issues confronting them – Medicaid expansion. A coalition of Democrats and moderate Republicans attempted to force a decisive vote on expansion by holding the budget hostage.  But those efforts collapsed late Saturday under threats of retaliation from Republican leaders. Jim McLean of the Kansas News Service was there and files this report.


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The Kansas News Service produces essential enterprise reporting, diving deep and connecting the dots in tracking the policies, issues and and events that affect the health of Kansans and their communities. The team is based at KCUR and collaborates with public media stations and other news outlets across Kansas. Kansas News Service stories and photos may be republished at no cost with proper attribution and a link back to kcur.org. The Kansas News Service is made possible by a group of funding organizations, led by the Kansas Health Foundation. Other founders include United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, Sunflower Foundation, REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.