How Many People In Kansas Have Health Insurance? 
According to the most recent set of complete data in 2011 , 87 % of all Kansans have some form of health insurance . Fifty-two percent have an employer-sponsored health plan , 5 % buy their own individual coverage , 13 % through Medicaid , 14 % through Medicare , and 3 % on some other form of public insurance -LRB- veterans benefits , high-risk pools , etc -RRB- . And the remaining 13 % had no health insurance at all . According to analysis of trends in KS and Nationwide , KS is one of the few states that saw a decrease in health insurance coverage -LRB- more uninsured -RRB- from 2007-2011 . Because , according to the data , the new dependent coverage meant to allow young adults to remain on their parents insurance up to age 27 , did n't impact Kansas Residents as much as the rest of the nation during the recession . 