The Kansas House on Thursday passed a Medicaid expansion plan on a 69-54 vote as opponents railed about parliamentary high jinks and budget constraints. Gov. Laura Kelly, a Democrat who made Medicaid expansion a top priority, applauded the bipartisan movement and urged the Senate to hold a vote. Medicaid expansion is projected to provide health care coverage to an additional 130,000 low-income Kansans and unlock nearly a billion dollars in federal funding. The plan was estimated to have a yearly budget impact of about $50 million for the state before the addition of monthly fees that could offset most of that cost...
