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After years of delay, Kansas should expand Medicaid coverage
When it comes to expanding Medicaid, Kansas is quickly becoming one of the last states that continues to lose money and lives because of its refusal to change. Kansas is surrounded by states that have expanded, and those states are experiencing economic and job growth, along with a much lower rate of rural hospital closures. […]
State constitutional amendment on abortion promises far-reaching consequences for Kansans
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Marla Flentje and Susan Osborne serve on the State Leadership Team of Women for Kansas. The “Value Them Both” constitutional amendment on the Aug. 2 ballot […]
Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins has Medicaid expansion all wrong. Here’s why.
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Susan Osborne is a member of the state leadership team of Women for Kansas. Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins recently wrote an opinion piece about Medicaid […]
What’s still the matter with Kansas? How to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Ethel Edwards is co-leader of the Women for Kansas Northeast Chapter. Susan Osborne is a member of the state leadership team of Women for Kansas. With respect […]
Republican leaders must stop making excuses for failing to expand Medicaid in Kansas
The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Susan Osborne is a member of the state leadership team of Women for Kansas and president of the Women for Kansas Education Foundation. I am incredibly […]