Tag: Medicaid
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A modified version of Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys plan for expanding Medicaid in Kansas has cleared the House with bipartisan support. Rep. Kent Thompson, R-LaHarpe, voted in favor of the measure.…
The good news is that Congress must approve a presidents proposed budget. The bad news is that President Donald Trumps is so full of hurt that legislators will need to inspect it closely to ensure…
Whether it?s corn, wheat or soybean, Kansas grows it. And given the importance of those crops to the United States economy, people who live in cities might be forgiven for thinking the Sunflower State?s farmers…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A new study says expanding Medicaid in Kansas would have a net cost of $47.4 million in the first year. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that the nonprofit Kansas Health Institute estimated…
Things were supposed to be different on the Medicaid expansion this year. Expansion advocates thought Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys election would elevate the issue to center stage. They figured that would all but guarantee that…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers have hit the halfway point of their annual session and they havent had a hearing on a Medicaid expansion plan or pushed an education funding bill out of committee…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) New Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly told Kansas legislators Wednesday that the state faces an emergency in its child welfare system and is completely unprepared for the next national economic downturn. Kelly…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran says he wants the shutdown to come to end, saying it will soon start to affect farmers and aircraft manufacturers. The Wichita Eagle reports that Moran said…
KanCare officials showed a surprising but encouraging willingness to roll back unwelcome changes in mid-December in response to feedback. A new system of codes for formerly bundled services meant that Kansas pediatricians who see children…
WASHINGTON (MCT) The three red states Idaho, Nebraska and Utah that bucked their own Republican legislatures last month and approved Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act are likely to proceed, despite…
