TOPEKA — Republican lawmakers on Thursday brought a Medicaid expansion bill to a halt, after one day of discussion, 900 testimonies in support of expansion and dozens of statewide rallies held by Kansans desperate for…

It’s time to drop the blame game about obesity and welcome the news that medications have been developed to treat it. For too long, U.S. marketers, health insurance companies and pharmaceuticals have conspired to shortchange…

We’ve all seen the Medicare ads that will make you wonder if you are missing out on important benefits.  This is not necessarily the case, and there is no need to ponder this concern alone.…

A few days before New Year’s Eve, an unfamiliar health insurance card for me arrived in the mail. I assumed there must have been an error and called the human resources department of the medical…

Mental health parity has been a political applause line for more than three decades. And it’s been federal law since 1996, when President Bill Clinton signed the Mental Health Parity Act, a statute whose obligations…

I’ve long joked with my mom that I’d find a way to pay her back for all her trouble. Her response has always been “you’re not supposed to,” and she’s right: Kids can’t repay their…

Millions of Americans in the past few years have run into this experience: filing a health-care insurance claim that once might have been paid immediately but instead is just as quickly denied. If the experience…

“The Great Unwinding” has begun. For those with Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), that means it’s time to apply for renewal.  For the past three years, those who qualify for Medicaid and…

Kansans should continue to seek preventive care — things like cancer screenings — despite a court ruling Thursday that could let insurance companies off the hook on paying for that care, say health policy experts…

When it comes to expanding Medicaid, Kansas is quickly becoming one of the last states that continues to lose money and lives because of its refusal to change. Kansas is surrounded by states that have…