Veterans don't have automatic access to health care. Our current Kansas legislators are blocking care for veterans.
"Military veterans and their families are among the Kansans who would benefit from expanding the KanCare program. According to credible research, about 7,400 veterans and their spouses would gain access to quality, affordable health care coverage — at little cost to the state — if our elected leaders choose to expand KanCare.
Veterans often do not have automatic and easy access to health care through the Department of Veterans Affairs, despite their service to our country. Nationally, nearly 2.3 million veterans and their family members lack health insurance. In Kansas, more than 21,000 are uninsured. They are less likely than veterans with insurance coverage to be able to afford a doctor visit and more likely to skip care due to cost. More than 40 percent report unmet medical needs and one third have at least one chronic health condition."