Here’s what you need to know.
1. The state Health and Human Services Committee will hear proposals to expand KanCare, the state’s privatized Medicare program.
2. The committee agreed to hear legislation after more than 180 people and health organizations petitioned for the expansion.
3. An American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network survey shows 82 percent of the public supports expanding the state program.
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