Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly stops in Pittsburg to discuss Medicaid expansion effect on Sunflower State
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PITTSBURG, Kan. — Kansas Governor Laura Kelly made a stop in Pittsburg, Wednesday and got a look at the future of healthcare.
She toured the John Parolo Education Center as part of her Healthy Workers, Healthy Economy tour. The goal of the tour is to discuss Medicaid expansion and how she thinks it will affect the state’s healthcare workforce shortage.
The center provides training for student physicians, nurses and other health professionals.
It also features hands-on educational experiences for students.
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Kelly said expanding Medicaid would provide additional tools for the center.
“The people of Southeast Kansas are lucky to have these facilities and these people providing such incredible services and the state of Kansas is grateful particularly for what they’re doing in training future heath care workers,” said Gov Laura Kelly.
“Southeast Kansas would benefit the most because we have the most uninsured adults, we also have one of the highest ranks of folks with chronic diseases, so being the sickest and the least economic developed region in the state, anything, anything would help,” said Krista Postai, CHC/SEK CEO.
Kansas lawmakers are scheduled to vote on Medicaid expansion on Friday. They return to the Capitol tomorrow.
