KPR Reports KS Lawmakers struggling to cover $500 million deficit-

Kansas Public Radio
Controlling Costs In Medicaid Date: May 10, 2010

Kansas lawmakers are struggling to cover a 500-million dollar budget deficit. One of the largest—and fastest growing—programs in state government is Medicaid. But as lawmakers look for ways to rein in the cost of that program, they’re finding it’s not so easy to do. As part of our series, “Kansas Health: A Prescription for Change”, Health Reporter Bryan Thompson has more on the struggles that lie ahead.