Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and a top Republican legislator are preparing to unveil a bipartisan plan for expanding Medicaid in Kansas.
Kelly's office scheduled a Statehouse news conference for Thursday morning with Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning.
The governor and the Overland Park Republican have been working for weeks toward a compromise on extending Medicaid health coverage to as many as 150,000 additional people.
Kelly has advocated a straightforward expansion of the state's $3.8 billion-a-year Medicaid program under the 2010 federal health overhaul.
Denning drafted an alternative in October. The Legislature opens its annual session Monday.