Sumner Newscow weekly poll: Do you favor Medicaid expansion?
by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Kansas is one of 12 states that have not accepted Medicaid Expansion, in which the federal government will pay 9o percent of the cost (this will drop to 11 once South Dakota’s Medicaid expansion takes effect). Medicaid expansion has been adopted by all states surrounding Kansas.
A provision in the Affordable Care Act called for the expansion of Medicaid eligibility in order to cover more low-income Americans. Under the expansion guidelines, Medicaid eligibility is extended to adults under the age of 65 with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level/FPL (133% plus a 5% income disregard).
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