Tag: healthcare
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas health department says insurance company Aetna is at risk of losing its $1-billion-a-year contract with the states Medicaid program. The Kansas City Star reports the agency gave Aetna 10…
Joe Biden is taking an aggressive approach to defending the Affordable Care Act, challenging not just President Donald Trump but also some of his rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination who want to replace the…
Months of speculation came to an end Tuesday as Allen County Regional Hospital?s Board of Trustees essentially agreed to lease the hospital to Saint Luke?s Health System of Kansas City. A contract has not been…
A common criticism of government is that its too big and, as such, plays too big a role in our lives. It makes us soft, some say. Instead of learning personal responsibility, people rely on…
Last week a coalition of Democrats and centrist Republicans steamrolled House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins, the Kansas Legislatures chief obstructionist to extending health care coverage to 130,000 low-income Kansans. For the first 43 days of…
Republican efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with a thin tissue of dubious reforms hurt the GOP badly in the 2018 midterm election. So you might think that President Donald Trump…
Three hospital management companies touted their strengths last week in proposals to the Allen County Regional Hospital board of trustees. Trustees are studying options to lead ACRH into the future. On Wednesday evening, they heard…
This is what we know about healthcare: Its making us sick at least figuratively. News that Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott will be shuttered at years end is sending shockwaves through neighboring communities. Is…
An answer about the future management of Allen County Regional Hospital could come in February 2019. A task force studying the matter said thats when they expect to give their recommendation about whether the hospital…
The Allen County community fought too hard to regain control of its hospital to go back to a lease, Allen County Regional Hospital board of trustees chairman Patti Boyd said at a meeting Tuesday evening.…
