@SuzanneWikle

Native Kansan. Mom, advocate, social worker. All tweets personal.

Joined March 2011
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RT @BruceLesley: Children are often an afterthought among politicians. But that is NEVER the case with @Tim_Walz. @Tim_Walz was a public s…
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David Jordan@JordanDavidJ15 Jun 2024
If it’s Saturday, we are knocking on doors for @Wikle4KS. @SuzanneWikle had a good crew out this morning and we talked to hundreds of voters. Picked up so new lawn sign locations and handed out lots of 🐶 treats! #lfk #ksleg
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Suzanne Wikle@Wikle4KS19 Apr 2024
Today I paid our monthly child care tuition. We pay more for child care tuition each year than we would for tuition at KU. Finding solutions to make child care more affordable, while also fully supporting early childhood educators, is a top priority for me. #ksleg
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When two of my favorite things-- Medicaid and @LastWeekTonight -- come together. Great (And funny!) explainer on what we work on daily @JoanAlker1 youtube.com/watch?v=bVIsnOfN…

Medicaid: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

John Oliver discusses why millions of people have been kicked off o...

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Suzanne Wikle@Wikle4KS18 Apr 2024
First evening of canvassing was a success! Knocked on 53 doors and talked to a lot of enthusiastic voters.
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Yesterday I joined hundreds of advocates in Topeka to rally for Medicaid expansion. I met Melissa, who is such an inspiration. #ksleg #runforsomething
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BREAKING: MS MedEx bill passes the MS House with a veto proof majority – 96-20!!!!!
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Secure automatic voter registration at Medicaid could help states reach almost all eligible but unregistered voters - and that's why 7 states + DC have such policies teed-up, as soon as @CMSGov gives the green light. @NPR has more: npr.org/2024/02/23/122612064…

Biden officials keep states waiting on expanding Medicaid voter registration

Officials in Oregon, Colorado and other states are waiting for Biden officials to approve plans to automatically register hundreds of thousands of eligible voters when they apply for Medicaid.

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7 states + DC have passed laws instructing their state Medicaid offices to automatically register eligible U.S. citizens to vote when applying for Medicaid. @NPR digs into why @CMSGov needs to act so states can implement those laws. npr.org/2024/02/23/122612064…

Biden officials keep states waiting on expanding Medicaid voter registration

Officials in Oregon, Colorado and other states are waiting for Biden officials to approve plans to automatically register hundreds of thousands of eligible voters when they apply for Medicaid.

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"The number of folks getting registered through Medicaid systems is minuscule. And I think it's time to sort of admit that the way we've been doing NVRA compliance is not working anymore," said @SamOlikerF in @NPR's @hansilowang's latest story. Read more: npr.org/2024/02/23/122612064…

Biden officials keep states waiting on expanding Medicaid voter registration

Officials in Oregon, Colorado and other states are waiting for Biden officials to approve plans to automatically register hundreds of thousands of eligible voters when they apply for Medicaid.

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New estimate predicts Medicaid expansion would serve 152K at no cost to state | #ksleg via @sherman_news kansasreflector.com/2024/02/…

New estimate predicts Medicaid expansion would serve 152K at no cost to state • Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Health Institute on Thursday unveiled its analysis of Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposal to expand Medicaid, predicting 152,000 Kansans would enroll in the first year with no additional cost to...

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Edwin Park@EdwinCPark13 Feb 2024
California conducted a survey of #Medicaid beneficiaries that were disenrolled for procedural reasons not because they were found ineligible. Highly concerning but unsurprising results: dhcs.ca.gov/dataandstats/Doc…
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Today I filed to run for the Kansas House of Representatives! Personally, I think we need more progressive moms making policies and budget decisions for our state. I’m stepping up to continue the legacy of strong Representatives for District 10. Please follow my account below!
Suzanne Wikle@Wikle4KS8 Feb 2024
Today I’m announcing my candidacy for Kansas House of Representatives District 10! 🎉 As a mom, social worker, and advocate, my commitment to progressive values is unwavering. Learn more at SuzanneWikle.com. #ksleg #runforsomething
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CLASP@CLASP_DC1 Feb 2024
📢 We applaud the House for putting aside partisanship & passing a tax bill that helps over 16 million children in poverty. W/ end of the enhanced #ChildTaxCredit in '21, child poverty spiked, & Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 works to reverse trend.
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To date, we've left more than $6.6 BILLION of our own taxpayer dollars on the table in Washington, D.C., by not expanding Medicaid. The federal government would cover 90% of the costs to expand — there's no reason our own taxpayer dollars shouldn't be coming back home to Kansans.
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Implementation of policy matters. A lot. The current focus on Medicaid renewals is showing us that for many years some things haven't been implemented correctly, jeopardizing people's health care. clasp.org/blog/spotlight-on-…

Spotlight on Medicaid Renewals Is Bringing Long-Standing Issues to Light | CLASP

With the end of pandemic-era protections for people insured by Medicaid, we’re learning more about states’ outcomes for Medicaid renewals.

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The problems being identified through the Medicaid unwinding process won't just go away after unwinding. We all have role to play in advocacy or administration to fix these issues for the long-term.
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Key point from my colleague @SuzanneWikle -- as horrifying as the huge loss of Medicaid coverage under unwinding is, most of the problems with state renewal processes are not new, just more visible and at scale. We need to do better: clasp.org/blog/spotlight-on-…

Spotlight on Medicaid Renewals Is Bringing Long-Standing Issues to Light | CLASP

With the end of pandemic-era protections for people insured by Medicaid, we’re learning more about states’ outcomes for Medicaid renewals.

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What are we learning from the current spotlight on Medicaid renewals during unwinding? A lot! This post summarizes high level takeaways from data that is available. Should see more data from CMS soon. clasp.org/blog/what-we-do-an…

What We Do and Don’t Know from the Medicaid Unwinding Data  | CLASP

As part of the Medicaid “unwinding” from COVID-era protections that kept people enrolled, states are required to submit data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services every month. 

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Lots of Medicaid coverage loss, high procedural termination rates and low ex parte renewal rates. But we don't have demographic breakdowns of who is losing coverage & whether the data is "normal". If so, lots of work to do to improve Medicaid renewals for the long term!
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