‘I’m not going to debate this with you,’ Colyer tells people on Medicaid expansion
In another part of the video: "I'm not going to debate the rest of this with you," Colyer says. "But I appreciate it. I have people to get to here."
The video, which had been shared nearly 1,000 times on Facebook by Tuesday afternoon, was compiled by Living and Dying in
"The video shows Colyer not answering multiple questions or stories about Medicaid expansion while on his tour, during which he visited
Colyer has opposed Medicaid expansion for years. He has been critical of the Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare.
The governor's office did not respond to questions about the video Tuesday.
"It's hard to imagine a more important moment to exercise your transparency than engaging with your constituents and telling them what you believe about the issue at hand here, which is Medicaid expansion. He simply shut that conversation down," Irwin said.
Some posted criticisms on social media of the people who questioned Colyer, calling their actions an ambush and public harassment.
The Manhattan Mercury reported Sunday that Colyer "evaded a group of people shouting and questioning his position on Medicaid" and that the group followed him to his car.
"He not only expressed no sympathy, but he said people that would benefit from Medicaid expansion in
Polls, including those by the
Although Medicaid expansion passed the
In his veto message, Brownback said the expansion "fails to serve the truly vulnerable before the able-bodied, lacks work requirements to help able-bodied Kansans escape poverty, and burdens the state budget with unrestrainable entitlement costs."
As lieutenant governor, Colyer helped lead the creation of KanCare, the state's privatized Medicaid program.
In an address to lawmakers last week, he said his priorities for the program are to improve outcomes for enrollees and bend down costs. He also said he supports additional "work opportunies for able-bodied adults which encourage better health outcomes."
"I want to work with you to make sure this critical program continues to imporve for the betterment of the more than 400,000 Kansans it serves," Colyer said.
In 2016, Colyer said on Twitter that Medicaid expansion would "soon be dead." But although
He said he was concerned that Colyer cited incorrect facts, such as when he said people who work full time are not eligible for Medicaid expansion.
On Wednesday, a
"There's currently a lot of energy and enthusiasm for expanding KanCare," Jordan said. "The governor set the tone that he would listen to Kansans and Kansans are now holding him to his word that he's going to listen to them."
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