Almost nine years after the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 36 states and the District of Columbia have expanded their Medicaid programs. Fourteen states, including Kansas, have not. This issue brief examines different state approaches to expansion, as well as enrollment and cost trends and the effects of expansion on health outcomes and state economies.
Read MoreWhile Kansas lawmakers are debating whether to expand Medicaid as authorized by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), approximately 100 individuals participated in a symposium about the topic on March 22, 2019, at the Kansas Health Institute (KHI).
Read MoreWith Kansas lawmakers debating Medicaid expansion, this issue brief provides the latest estimates of projected enrollment and net cost.
Read MoreThere is no shortage of health policy issues awaiting Governor-elect Laura Kelly and the 2019 Kansas Legislature. Our latest issue brief explores the more significant ones.
Read MoreIn 2017, there were 243,305 uninsured Kansans. Of them, 74,098 would have been newly eligible for Medicaid coverage if the state had expanded its program. This is just some of the information shown in KHI's latest infographic, Health Insurance in Kansas 2017.
Read MoreThis Fact Sheet looks at KHI’s March 2018 estimates of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment if Kansas were to expand KanCare. It finds that KHI’s projection falls in the range of experience of states that have expanded Medicaid.
Read MoreThis issue brief updates KHI estimates of new KanCare enrollment if Medicaid were expanded. it also provides a profile of how work requirements might apply to the potential expansion population.
Read MoreWhile Medicaid expansion is a major factor, other policy decisions made by states also influence their uninsured rate, especially among the poor and minorities. This Fact Sheet compares the change in insurance coverage in Kansas to that in other non-expansion states, as well as to the change in states that expanded Medicaid.
Read MoreKHI has developed an issue brief describing the main elements of the U.S. Senate's proposed legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a bill entitled the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that compared to current law, the BCRA will result in 22 million more uninsured Americans and will also reduce the federal deficit by $321 billion by 2026.
Read MoreThis brief describes the major policy issues under discussion among House Republicans and the White House in the debate of the American Health Care Act and the future of health reform.
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