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TOPEKA – The free-market grassroots group Americans for Prosperity-Kansas today announced that by mid-week, it is about to surpass 1,000 signatures collected on the Patients First Health Care Petition at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson.
The Patients First petition is a project of Americans for Prosperity, and more than 220,000 Americans have signed the online petition to date. It states that “…Congress should oppose any legislation that imposes greater government control over my health care that would mean fewer choices for me and my family …”
READ MOREThe following letter to the Kansas City Star was written by Derrick Sontag, director of AFP-Kansas, and Carl Bearden, AFP-Missouri director, in response to a previous column by the Star’s editorial board. We have yet to see this guest opinion editorial published in the Kansas City Star:
As directors of the Kansas and Missouri chapters of Americans for Prosperity—an organization that has taken the lead against the overhaul of our nation’s healthcare system—we believe it is necessary to respond thoughtfully to the paper’s editorial from July 26, 2009, entitled “Let’s dispel the myths holding up health care reform.”
READ MOREAFP-Kansas state director Derrick Sontag addresses issues with the U.S. healthcare system.
READ MOREWICHITA— Healthcare is the focus of another round of tea parties taking place this week across the country. The Kansas chapter of the grassroots group Americans for Prosperity will organize a rally this Friday in Wichita.
The Wichita protest, at 11 a.m. Friday, July 17 outside Sen. Sam Brownback’s office (245 N. Waco, Wichita), will be held simultaneously with hundreds of other local tea parties nationwide outside the offices of members of Congress.
READ MOREThe Kansas Health Policy Authority is holding a series of public hearings throughout the month of October in various areas of Kansas. We urge you to consider attending one of these meetings in Hutchinson, Salina, Goodland, Garden City, Topeka and Wichita. Topics to be covered include and overview of the 2008 Legislative Session, a preview of the 2009 Session, and strategies to meet the needs of Kansas health consumers.
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