Even as the pressure piles on, Diana Thompson is not going to abandon her job. A lifelong resident of Comanche County in south-central Kansas, Thompson has worked as the administrator for Pioneer Lodge nursing home in Coldwater since 2003. She bets that most of the 1,600-plus county residents do not fully understand the challenges she faces to meet the daily needs of her 25 residents. Thinly spread finances are her biggest stressors. The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act isn’t alleviating any of her concerns. The budget document signed by President Donald Trump on July 4 will, over a 10-year period, cut $1.2 trillion from Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, according to the Associated Press. Medicaid, known as KanCare in the state, provides health coverage to more than 366,000 Kansans, including low-income families and children, seniors and people with disabilities. More than 185,000 Kansans receive SNAP food benefits.
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