How Do I Apply For Kansas Medicaid

address a joint session of congress tonight - where he's

How Do I Apply For Kansas Medicaid, expected to talk about plans to repeal and

replace the affordable care act. new at six... ksnt news reporter james ryan looks at how the health

care debate... in washington is playing out here in topeka.####

over what to do with the affordable care act, medicaid expansion supporters here in kansas say the bill could help more people walk in to clinics like this one fully insured."

kansans who would benefit from expanding kancare." james ryan: and that's one of the reasons the kansas house voted

friday to expand the program under supporters say this will help kansans who currently can't afford

health insurance. cyzman: "you get sick and you figure out do i go to the doctor or not, or do i take my medication or not and most often the answer will be no." james ryan:

currently the federal government is expected to reimburse 95 percent of the cost of medicaid expansion.

however, president trump and congressional republicans say they want to do away with the program.

but what does that mean for indvidual states? governor sam brownback's office told ksnt news

they believe any changes need to protect states chose not to expand medicaid quote "the flexibility of block granting based

on a per-capita formula best allows for state based innovation and care." but supporters of expansion say we

can't wait for washington to decide. cyzman: "we're allowing the government, the federal government, to decide what is good

for kansas and we believe we have the ability to decide for ourselves." kansans still have to wait and see what the senate has to say about medicaid expansion, cyzman

says she's confident that the bill will pass. reporting from grace med in topeka, james ryan ksnt news."

welfare committee will hold two hearings on expansion on march 20th and 21st.###