Tag: health insurance

With every passing day, more Kansans feel the impact of the state’s failure to expand Medicaid. It’s our neighbor struggling to get access to affordable health care. It’s a friend who works full-time — and…

In a recent national survey, farmers said the biggest threat to their livelihoods wasn’t low commodity prices or global trade policies. It was the rising cost of health insurance. It’s one of the reasons why…

I went to the doctor Tuesday because of a cold. Just an average cold. I felt a tickle in my throat, accompanied by a cough, so I called the doctor’s office and was in and…

The word audacious has a double meaning. Depending on whom you talk to, either definition might apply to the way the Kansas Farm Bureau is proposing to rescue farmers and ranchers priced out of the…

PART I: Understanding your health coverage Health insurance is a monthly expense that protects an irreplaceable asset — your life.  Understanding the language of insurance can help you utilize the benefits and anticipate out-of-pocket costs,…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge’s ruling that the Obama health law is unconstitutional has landed like a stink bomb among Republicans, who’ve seen the politics of health care flip as Americans increasingly value the…

About 350 area residents are expected to seek help getting health insurance this year, creating a bigger burden on the reduced number of Navigators who provide that help. Reduced federal funding for the Affordable Care…

Relationships evolve, both personal and professional, Gary McIntosh said as he reflected on the 50 years since he opened an insurance business in Iola. In the past 50 years, he’s sold life and health insurance…

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Monday took new steps to broaden the availability of health plans that don’t have to cover patients’ pre-existing medical conditions, signaling that the federal government would support state proposals to…

Kansans seeking health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s federally run exchange will have the choice of three insurers in 2019. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer said in a statement that Blue Cross and Blue…