April Holman is the Executive Director of the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas. The Alliance was formed in 2016 to educate Kansas policy leaders and citizens about the health and economic benefits of expanding KanCare, the state’s Medicaid program for low-income children and adults. April has spent the past two decades working to improve public policy in Kansas. She started her career as an analyst for the Kansas Legislative Research Department; spent 11 years in a variety of advocacy roles at Kansas Action for Children, a children’s advocacy group in Topeka; and most recently served as executive director for the Kansas Adult Care Executives Association, a professional association for nursing home administrators and assisted living operators. April is a licensed attorney and holds degrees from Washburn University School of Law and Bethany College in Lindsborg, Kansas.
What is Pioneers in Health?
Welcome to the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund Podcast, Pioneers in Health. We hope to bring you inspiring stories of pioneering health leaders who led important efforts to improve health. We’ll bring you guests from our state, from our nation and from your backyard to tell their stories of how they broke new ground and changed the landscape of health care.