This blog is focused on health policy issues in Kansas and across the nation. As we enter 2017, the health system faces extensive change and upheaval. The new President and Republican majorities in the U.S. House and Senate have pledged to repeal the Affordable Care Act, which has shaped the direction of the health system since it was passed in 2010. What comes next is anybody's guess.
For better or worse, government plays a key role in the health care system. How and whether Kansans are able to access and receive health care services will be determined, in part, by decisions made in Washington, DC and Topeka. The future of Medicare and Medicaid (KanCare in Kansas), as well as the ACA, are all at stake. These issues will affect every resident of the state of Kansas.
I've spent my 30 year professional career in the public, private, and nonprofit sectors working to ensure the delivery of health services, primarily in rural and underserved areas. In this blog, I'll do my best to translate what's happening in Washington and Topeka and help you understand how it may impact you and your community. We all have a stake in the health system; eventually everyone gets sick or injured and needs care. I hope to empower my readers with a deeper understanding of the issues that have engaged me for all these years.
Expect a lot of policy analysis and news, mixed with informed opinion, and probably more than occasional outrage. And hopefully a little humor every now and then.
Thanks for reading.
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