New Kansas moms getting kicked off Medicaid

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Kansas Medicaid covers a pregnant woman if her income is at 177% of the federal poverty level or below. With just one child, she could make almost $29,000 per year and qualify.

Two months after childbirth, coverage for the child remains the same, but for the adult caregiver,

it’s a different plan. That income limit is 38% of the federal poverty level. With one child, that means making no more than $6,452 a year.

With Medicaid expansion, she’d qualify at 138% of the federal poverty level or $22,336 a year with one child. Kansas lawmakers have been wrangling over Medicaid expansion for years. In 2017, it passed but was vetoed by Governor Sam Brownback.

Governor Laura Kelly has pushed hard but the Democrat-backed plan failed to make it to a floor vote this year.

Senate majority leader Jim Denning, a Republican from Overland Park, says he will propose a different expansion plan next year.


https://www.kctv5.com/news/local_news/new-moms-getting-kicked-off-medicaid/article_2ef9fc82-0a8f-11ea-8f32-b79f693b46bb.html

[Hermit-The-Prog]

1. why do GOPers hate the 99%?

[virgogal]

2. They don't,many of them are in the 99% bloc.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

3. they vote, consistently, to give more to the 1%