Only 10 states have not joined the federal program that expands Medicaid to people who are still in the 'coverage gap' for health care
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"I was about a month or two into classes," she said."And I started having weird symptoms like numbness, tingling in my legs." Dan Hawkins, Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, speaks at a rally at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka on January 24, 2024.Dan Hawkins, Speaker of the Kansas House of Representatives, speaks at a rally at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka on January 24, 2024.He says Medicaid expansion is too expensive and would give some people"no reason to work."
"One of the No. 1 issues that I hear from my constituents is on Medicaid expansion," the Topeka Republican said,"And they can't understand why the legislature can't get it done."
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