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KMUW’s Engage ICT brings our community together with thoughtful conversation. Each month we take a deep dive into a major topic with a panel of local experts, and live stream our hour-long conversation at engageict.org and KMUW’s Facebook page. Since 2016 we’ve covered a myriad of topics, from healthcare to homeschooling, immigration to environmentalism.Engage ICT is sponsored by Keith Stevens with InSite Real Estate Group.

Democracy On Tap: Medicaid Expansion

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Published January 16, 2019 at 11:15 AM CST

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Our mini-series on the 2019 legislative session began on January 15, at the first Engage ICT: Democracy on Tap event of 2019. Our panelists discussed the topic of Medicaid expansion, including where Kansas now stands, how the topic will play out in Topeka and what major health care changes might be in store if expansion is approved.

Panelists:

Teresa Lovelady, HealthCore Clinic
Cindy Samuelson, Kansas Hospital Association
Tom Shine, KMUW
Sheldon Weisgrau, Alliance for a Healthy Kansas

Here's the audio of the event:

Here's the discussion that aired on Facebook Live: