Medicaid expansion advocates are planning to tout expanding Medicaid as a way to benefit public safety and law enforcement.Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsay is scheduled to speak at a news conference on Wednesday hosted by Via Christi Health at the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce.Both Via Christi Health and the chamber have been pushing for the state to expand Medicaid, called KanCare in Kansas, which is the insurance program for certain people with low incomes or who are disabled. Ramsay would not discuss the news conference on Monday. His support of expansion was mentioned at a public meeting on Oct. 11 hosted by the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, a nonprofit organization formed this year aimed at widening support for expansion among Kansans and thus among lawmakers. Wednesday’s news conference signals a new tactic by supporters to link Medicaid expansion with mental health and police issues. Prior to …
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Police chief to join Medicaid expansion news conference – Wichita Eagle