Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2600: Establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program to expand medicaid eligibility
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to medical assistance; establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program; expanding income limits for eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level.
From the introduced text, January 29, 2026:
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; relating to medical assistance; establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program; expanding income limits for eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: Section 1. (a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the affordable healthcare for Kansans program and the affordable healthcare for Kansas program is hereby established. The department of health and environment shall administer and promote the program and provide information to potential eligible individuals in Kansas. The legislature expressly consents to expand eligibility for receipt of benefits under the Kansas program of medical assistance as required by K.S.A. 39-709(e)(2), and amendments thereto, by the passage and enactment of the affordable healthcare for Kansans program. (b) For the purposes of eligibility determinations under the Kansas program of medical assistance, on and after January 1, 2027, medical assistance shall be granted to any adult under 65 years of age who is not pregnant and whose modified adjusted gross income does not exceed 138% of the federal poverty level, to the extent permitted under the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 1396a, as in effect on July 1, 2026. Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its publication in the statute book.
Sponsors
- Suzanne Wikle (D) · primary sponsor
- John Alcala (D)
- Mike Amyx (D)
- Barbara Ballard (D)
- Boatman, Abi (D)
- Sydney Carlin (D)
- John Carmichael (D)
- Ford Carr (D)
- Pam Curtis (D)
- Linda Featherston (D)
- Kirk Haskins (D)
- Henry Helgerson (D)
Latest actions
- : Died in Committee
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation ; Rereferred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services ; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation ; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services ; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation ; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Health and Human Services ; Rereferred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Withdrawn from House Committee on Interstate Cooperation ; Referred to House Committee on Interstate Cooperation
- : Referred to House Committee on Health and Human Services
- : Introduced
Subjects: Health and Healthcare
Common questions
- What is HB2600?
- HB2600 is a bill in the Kansas Legislature (2025-2026 Regular Session): Establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program to expand medicaid eligibility.
- What does HB2600 do?
- In its own words: An act concerning health and healthcare; relating to medical assistance; establishing the Affordable Healthcare for Kansans program; expanding income limits for eligibility to 138% of the federal poverty level.
- What is the status of HB2600?
- In committee as of April 10, 2026. Latest action: Died in Committee (April 10, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB2600?
- Suzanne Wikle (D), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB2600?
- On the Kansas Legislature website: https://kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2600/
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