working not just to protect, but also expand Medicaid to make healthcare more affordable for Kansas families
Work to expand Medicaid to make health care more affordable for Kansas families.
Occurrences
introduced bipartisan legislation to help Kansas families access quality and affordable child care
Rep. Davids secured provisions in a recently passed health care package to help Kansas expand Medicaid, which would deliver affordable health care to an estimated 150,000 Kansans.
I’m dedicated to finding ways to ... expand Medicaid
Evidence
Davids said she will continue supporting health centers and is working “not just to protect, but also expand Medicaid to make healthcare more affordable for Kansas families,” while citing her 2024 visit with Gov. Laura Kelly to urge Medicaid expansion in Kansas.
Davids’ office said she has “fought to expand Medicaid in Kansas,” called expansion repeatedly blocked, and said she supports Medicaid expansion in Kansas because it would cover more Kansans and strengthen rural hospitals.
Assessments
Davids publicly and repeatedly advocated for Medicaid expansion in Kansas and urged state leaders to act, which shows effort. But the evidence does not show Kansas Medicaid was actually expanded or that the promised affordability outcome was delivered, and as a U.S. Representative she could only advocate, not enact the state program herself.
Davids has continued public advocacy for Medicaid expansion in Kansas, including official statements and events with Gov. Laura Kelly urging expansion. That fulfills the effort component of a 'work to expand' promise, but Kansas Medicaid expansion has not been enacted, and the evidence does not show that her federal office delivered the policy outcome. Because she materially advocated but the promised expansion remains incomplete, partial credit is appropriate.