Issue Position: HEALTH CARE

Issue Position

Cindy is committed to expanding Medicaid for the nearly 150,000 Kansans living in the gap between eligibility and being able to afford increasingly expensive private insurance. By refusing to expand health care access, Kansas has forfeited over $3.7 billion in funding, which could have helped save some now-closed rural hospitals and could strengthen the struggling rural hospitals that remain.

Voted for Medicaid expansion in the House and consistently advocates for its passage in the Senate, where it has been blocked by the Senate Majority Leader despite bipartisan support.
Consistently advocates for Medicaid expansion on the House floor and as a member of the health care committee.
Co-authored legislation to legalize medicinal cannabis.
Supports greater health care access and affordability for all Kansans.
Voted for expansion of telemedicine, leading to broader coverage by health insurers.

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