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GOP lawmakers block health care for 130,000 people in Kansas
The American Independent
May 22, 2020
On Thursday, Kansas Republicans blocked a final effort by Democratic lawmakers to expand Medicaid during the 2020 state legislative session, the "Wichita Eagle" reported.
The failure to pass the expansion leaves 130,000 residents who would have been eligible for it without access to the health care program.
Democratic state Sen. Dinah Sykes attempted to force a vote on the Medicaid expansion, but Republicans used a procedural tactic to stop it.
Both chambers of the Kansas legislature have adjourned until early in 2021.
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The American Independent
May 22, 2020
On Thursday, Kansas Republicans blocked a final effort by Democratic lawmakers to expand Medicaid during the 2020 state legislative session, the "Wichita Eagle" reported.
The failure to pass the expansion leaves 130,000 residents who would have been eligible for it without access to the health care program.
Democratic state Sen. Dinah Sykes attempted to force a vote on the Medicaid expansion, but Republicans used a procedural tactic to stop it.
Both chambers of the Kansas legislature have adjourned until early in 2021.
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