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Two Kansas Doctors Running for the U.S. Senate and Their Two Plans for Health Care

The two physicians running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas have very different ideas about changing the nation’s health care system.
The two physicians running for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas have very different ideas about changing the nation’s health care system.

Healthcare is a big issue in the race for the open U.S. Senate seat in Kansas - one made even more urgent by the COVID-19 pandemic. The candidates – Republican Roger Marshall and Democrat Barbara Bollier – are both doctors. But as Jim McLean of the Kansas News Service explains, they’re offering very different prescriptions for how to fix what ails the nation’s healthcare system.


The Kansas News Service reports on health, the many factors that influence it and their connection to public policy. Find more at ksnewsservice.org

 

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.