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2025 Kansas Snapshot
The Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were selected […]
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A survey of more than 1,400 Kansas adults, conducted from August 1, 2025 – September 19, 2025, found: Below are Data Briefs with statewide and regional survey results. 2025
Read MoreKansas Survey Respondents Receive Unexpected Medical Bills and Incur Medical Debt; Express Bipartisan Support for Government Action
Summary Unexpected Medical Bills Twenty-two percent (42%) of Kansas respondents received an unexpected medical bill in the past year. When asked about the nature of their bill, half (50%) of respondents reported that the amount was higher than anticipated, and 34% reported that the bill was from a provider that they didn’t expect to receive […]
Read MoreKansas Survey Respondents Worry about High Hospital Costs; Face Challenges Understanding Quality and Cost of Care; Support a Range of Government Solutions
Summary Hospitals provide essential services and are vital to the well-being of our communities. However, a recent survey of over 1,400 Kansas adults, conducted from August 1, 2025 – September 19, 2025, revealed widespread concern about the cost of hospital care, a lack of confidence in navigating the health care system, understanding their cost sharing […]
Read MoreKansas Survey Respondents Worry about High Drug Costs; Express Bipartisan Support for Policy Solutions
Summary Prescription drug prices in the United States are nearly 2.8 times higher than the prices in other OECD countries, like Canada, Japan, and France.1 With nearly seven in every ten American adults (69%) prescribed at least one medication, these high costs impact the majority of the population to some degree.2 Although many survey respondents […]
Read MoreKansas Survey Respondents Report that Trust and Respect Impact Care; Variations in Health Care Affordability Burdens
Summary According to a survey of more than 1,400 Kansas adults conducted from August 1, 2025 – September 19, 2025, many residents have had inconsistent experiences accessing and affording the health care system in the past year. Among those respondents: Variations in Health Care Affordability Between Households Factors like household income and composition impact how […]
Read MoreKansas Survey Respondents Struggle to Afford High Health Care Costs; Worry about Affording Health Care in the Future; Express Bipartisan Support for Policy Solutions
Summary Health care is expensive in the U.S., and Kansas is no exception. Nearly three in every four respondents (74%) reported experiencing at least one health care affordability burden in the last year; such as being uninsured due to cost, delaying, or forgoing needed health services entirely due to cost or finding themselves in financial […]
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The Health Care Value Hub’s 2026 Health Care Affordability State Policy Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders with a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The Snapshot explores policies impacting health care affordability across four domains: Policies were selected based on whether they have the potential to impact […]
Read MoreKansas Snapshot 2024
The 2024 Healthcare Affordability Snapshot provides legislators, consumer advocates, regulators and other stakeholders a tool to compare their state’s health policies across other states. The categories examined in this resource explore a variety of policy options that have previously appeared in the Scorecard, as well as additional policies that impact health care affordability. Policies were […]
Read MoreSurvey finds most Kansans support Medicaid expansion
More than seven in every ten Kansas residents support expanding Medicaid, reports Kansas Public Radio. Of those who reported supporting expanded coverage, that figure includes over 63% of Republicans and nearly 90% of Democrats. Medicaid expansion could extend coverage to 152,000 additional low-income residents. Support for expansion correlates with concerns about rural hospital closures, with a […]
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