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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas establishes Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program to expand Medicaid income limits
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Kansas establishes the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program, expanding Medicaid eligibility starting January 1, 2027, to adults under 65 with incomes at or below 138% of the . The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is directed to administer and promote the program to potentially eligible residents.
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.
adults under 65 years of age who are not pregnant
Their eligibility for the Kansas program of medical assistance changes under the new income limits.
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
The agency is required to administer, promote, and provide information regarding the new program to potential 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
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Feb 4, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 3, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
Version history
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz60Current news / social attention level
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