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How Is A Possible ACA Replacment Affecting Medicaid Expansion In Kansas?

A Medicaid expansion bill is awaiting a vote in the Kansas Senate as congressional Republicans have put forward a plan to replace the Affordable Care Act. That plan would leave a window open for states to expand Medicaid eligibility until January 2020, but Congress may be looking to roll back federal support beyond that. And, as she told KCUR’s Jim McLean, that gives Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle pause.

 

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Jim McLean is a political correspondent for the Kansas News Service, a collaboration based at KCUR with other public media stations across Kansas. You can email him at jim@kcur.org.
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