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Medicaid Expansion Proponents Rally in Topeka

By Kansas News Service
Published April 4, 2018 at 2:10 PM CDT
Protestors demanded action on a Senate bill that would provide health coverage for an additional 150,000 low-income Kansans. (Photo: Kansas Health Institute)
Protestors demanded action on a Senate bill that would provide health coverage for an additional 150,000 low-income Kansans. (Photo: Kansas Health Institute)

Frustrated by the Legislature’s inaction, protesters pushing for Medicaid expansion in Kansas showed up at the Statehouse in Topeka yesterday (TUE). But, as Jim McLean reports for the Kansas News Service, security guards blocked them from confronting legislative leaders face to face.

 

 

           

 
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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.
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