TOPEKA — The Kansas Health Institute on Thursday unveiled its analysis of Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposal to expand Medicaid, predicting 152,000 Kansans would enroll in the first year with no additional cost to the state…

TOPEKA — After 10 years of operation, the Care Arc Health Clinic in Eureka will close its doors at the end of February.  The clinic’s closure follows a trend of teetering rural health services in…

Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, says there aren’t enough votes to expand Medicaid in Kansas and so he won’t put it to a floor vote. “I know my votes,” Hawkins told reporters…

Rural Kansas communities are critical to the future of our state. We know that for our communities to thrive, rural Kansans require core services to raise a family — access to early childhood services, high…

TOPEKA — A Medicaid expansion proposal has been enrolled into state House and Senate committees despite continued opposition from top legislative Republicans.  Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, who has spent the months leading up to the…

On Thursday, Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson said it makes no sense to expand the state’s health insurance program for the poor and disabled because, “You have a fixed market of doctors that will take…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly’s budget director on Thursday outlined her spending blueprint, which includes salary raises for state employees, expansion of Medicaid eligibility, paying down debt, and investments in special education, water and emergency…

Come Jan. 8, the Kansas legislature will assemble to embark on its new agenda for the year. Already, numerous bills and resolutions have been pre-filed for the 2024 session, providing us with a preliminary insight…

Eight months after states started dropping millions of low-income families from Medicaid rolls, grassroots groups say they are leading the push to re-enroll people denied coverage for bureaucratic reasons. Nationwide, more than 12.5 million people…

One of the great themes of the Christmas season is surprise. Every child excited for Christmas morning understands it: the sense of wonder that comes along with an unexpected gift. From a Savior born in…