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Statehouse Blend Kansas: The Return On The Medicaid Expansion Investment

Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman tells host Jim McLean that extending Medicaid coverage to more low-income, able-bodied adults comes with good ROI. Nonetheless, the state House rejected a pension refinancing proposal that might pay for it. 

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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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