Since the legislature ended its regular 2014 session earlier this month, that means any bills that would extend Medicaid eligibility won’t be considered until at least 2015. Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, states have the option of expanding their Medicaid programs to cover people earning as much as 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
As of March 26, 26 states and the District of Columbia were moving forward with Medicaid expansion this year, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nineteen states (including Kansas) aren’t moving forward with expansion in 2014, and there is open debate in five states.
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