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Health on the Plains: Episode 9, Getting Grants and Getting Things Done
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Kansas Public Radio (Rose Conlon, Drew Hawkins)
April 22, 2024 – To attract Republican support, Gov. Laura Kelly has included a work requirement in her Medicaid Expansion proposal. A KHI report, cited in the article, estimates nearly 60% of those who’d be covered under Kelly’s proposal work at least 20 hours per week.
Kansas Reflector (Dale Hogg)
April 18, 2024 — House Speaker Dan Hawkins spoke about his opposition to Medicaid expansion at a recent meeting in Plainville. An issue brief from KHI, cited in this article, estimates federal incentives in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 would provide an estimated $509 million in savings to Kansas over two years, offsetting the equivalent of approximately eight years of net expansion state costs.
KWCH 12 Wichita (Branden Stitt and Matt Heilman)
April 16, 2024 — At Valley Center High School, members of Zero Reasons Why go into schools and talk about mental health, trying to de-stigmatize the issue. A KHI report, cited in this article, found that over the past two decades, the Kansas youth suicide rate increased more rapidly than in the U.S. overall. If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 or chat 988lifeline.org.
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