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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas bill establishes Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program to expand Medicaid eligibility to 138% of federal poverty level
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in CommitteeSponsors: Suzanne Wikle and 32 others
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What This Bill Proposed
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to medical assistance; establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program; expanding income limits for eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level.
Expands health coverage access to adults under 65 whose incomes fall below 138% of the who were previously ineligible for medical assistance.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Kansas adults under 65 years of age who are not pregnant
Adults with incomes up to 138% of the federal poverty level become eligible for medical assistance starting January 1, 2027.
Department of Health and Environment
The department is tasked with administering and promoting the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program and providing information to eligible individuals.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
10 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Apr 9, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- Mar 17, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 13, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- Mar 5, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Mar 4, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
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- Feb 19, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- Feb 6, 2026HouseWithdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- Jan 29, 2026HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Jan 29, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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