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An increasing number of emergency rooms across Kansas are connected to specialists located elsewhere using video conference calls. Proponents say telemedicine can significantly improve healthcare in rural Kansas.

Republicans are threatening to block efforts to expand Medicaid until the Legislature approves a measure that would let Kansans vote on whether the state constitution includes a woman’s right to an abortion.