Suzanne Wikle
@suzannewikle.bsky.social
Mom, policy wonk, and native Kansan. State policy is where all the fun is! Convince me otherwise. Rock Chalk Jayhawk! Member of the Kansas House of Representatives.
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You can’t cut hundreds of billions from #Medicaid without harming people. New CBO analysis confirms proposals House Republican have floated would leave millions uninsured, each slashing billions from Medicaid w/ $170b-$472B in cuts coming from lower enrollment . www.cbo.gov/system/files...
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May 7, 2025 at 6:37 PM
You can’t cut hundreds of billions from #Medicaid without harming people. New CBO analysis confirms proposals House Republican have floated would leave millions uninsured, each slashing billions from Medicaid w/ $170b-$472B in cuts coming from lower enrollment . www.cbo.gov/system/files...
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These headlines about Trump and Musk trying to increase the birth rate alongside the headlines of how they are cutting research on women's health, eliminating Head Start and slashing Medicaid are...really something.
April 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
These headlines about Trump and Musk trying to increase the birth rate alongside the headlines of how they are cutting research on women's health, eliminating Head Start and slashing Medicaid are...really something.
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Thread: eliminating the 90% federal #Medicaid matching rate would require states to come up with an additional $626 BILLION in their own funds over the next 10 years to continue the Medicaid expansion for nearly 21 million low-income people according to KFF estimates: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
Austin Scott previews how House Rs plan to cut Medicaid: "The federal govt is paying 90% of the Medicaid expansion. What we've talked about is moving that 90% level of the expansion back... nobody would be kicked off Medicaid as long as governors decided they wanted to continue to fund the program"
April 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Thread: eliminating the 90% federal #Medicaid matching rate would require states to come up with an additional $626 BILLION in their own funds over the next 10 years to continue the Medicaid expansion for nearly 21 million low-income people according to KFF estimates: www.kff.org/medicaid/iss...
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The GOP passed a budget resolution tonight that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
February 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
The GOP passed a budget resolution tonight that will gut Medicaid, SNAP, and other vital programs — as 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
Why? To finance more tax cuts for the top 1%.
We have socialism in this country for the rich, harsh capitalism for everyone else.
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The House Republican budget released today by Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington is an extreme giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of families who already have a hard time making ends meet.
February 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The House Republican budget released today by Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington is an extreme giveaway to the wealthy at the expense of families who already have a hard time making ends meet.
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WATCH Republicans unanimously voted against an amendment that would have allowed Governor Kelly to expand Medicaid in Kansas #ksleg 🚨🚨🚨
@suzannewikle.bsky.social : “Kansans are watching this vote, I can guarantee that.”
@suzannewikle.bsky.social : “Kansans are watching this vote, I can guarantee that.”
February 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
WATCH Republicans unanimously voted against an amendment that would have allowed Governor Kelly to expand Medicaid in Kansas #ksleg 🚨🚨🚨
@suzannewikle.bsky.social : “Kansans are watching this vote, I can guarantee that.”
@suzannewikle.bsky.social : “Kansans are watching this vote, I can guarantee that.”
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Medicaid Facts: In 2023 #Medicaid covered 39% of all children & 80% of poor children based on Census data. Administrative data show that about 35 million children had Medicaid or CHIP-funded Medicaid coverage as of July 2024. #healthpolicy
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November 24, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Medicaid Facts: In 2023 #Medicaid covered 39% of all children & 80% of poor children based on Census data. Administrative data show that about 35 million children had Medicaid or CHIP-funded Medicaid coverage as of July 2024. #healthpolicy
www.kff.org/state-catego...
www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/nat...
www.kff.org/state-catego...
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Some thoughts from my Georgetown CCF colleague Kelly Whitener and me on the potential harmful impact of the looming federal government shutdown on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, particularly its critical oversight work on #Medicaid unwinding. #healthpolicy
Looming Government Shutdown Could Undermine Federal Oversight of Medicaid Unwinding
Sadly, we’ve been here before and it’s highly likely that we’ll be here again. Where? Staring a government shutdown in the face and wondering what it means for federal health care programs like ...
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September 25, 2023 at 4:39 PM
Some thoughts from my Georgetown CCF colleague Kelly Whitener and me on the potential harmful impact of the looming federal government shutdown on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, particularly its critical oversight work on #Medicaid unwinding. #healthpolicy
More than 6 million people lost Medicaid coverage in the past 6 months during the "unwinding" from pandemic-era protections. This time of hyper focus on Medicaid renewals has shown that for nearly a decade many states have been out of compliance w/ federal regulations. www.clasp.org/blog/spotlig...
September 25, 2023 at 5:52 PM
More than 6 million people lost Medicaid coverage in the past 6 months during the "unwinding" from pandemic-era protections. This time of hyper focus on Medicaid renewals has shown that for nearly a decade many states have been out of compliance w/ federal regulations. www.clasp.org/blog/spotlig...
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Key point from my colleague Suzanne Wikle -- as horrifying as the huge loss of Medicaid coverage under unwinding is, most of the problems with state renewal processes are not new, just more visible and at scale. We need to do better: www.clasp.org/blog/spotlig...
Spotlight on Medicaid Renewals Is Bringing Long-Standing Issues to Light | CLASP
With the end of pandemic-era protections for people insured by Medicaid, we’re learning more about states’ outcomes for Medicaid renewals.
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September 22, 2023 at 6:23 PM
Key point from my colleague Suzanne Wikle -- as horrifying as the huge loss of Medicaid coverage under unwinding is, most of the problems with state renewal processes are not new, just more visible and at scale. We need to do better: www.clasp.org/blog/spotlig...