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State Government May 6, 2025 - 11:00 am

Kansas governor pleads with congressional delegation to fight against Medicaid cuts

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly sent letters to Kansas’ congressional delegation urging the federal lawmakers to resist pressure to vote for Medicaid cuts that would deny health care to the most vulnerable people in the state.

State News April 29, 2025 - 5:52 pm

Kansas Medicaid advocates share dire forecast of potential congressional funding cuts

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Analysis of potential congressional cuts to Medicaid indicated Kansas’ loss of more than $3 billion over 10 years could shrink coverage for vulnerable populations, escalate family medical debt and raise the risk of hospital closures.

State News April 22, 2025 - 3:13 pm

Kansans share personal insight into meaning of Medicaid cuts contemplated by Congress

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A forum Monday evening offered folks with personal insight into Medicaid the opportunity to speak to others with knowledge of how the national health program influenced quality of life.

State News April 8, 2025 - 9:49 am

Some Kansans may lose free help enrolling in insurance because of federal funding cuts

by Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga, Kansas News Service

Navigators help people enroll in Medicaid and insurance on the federal marketplace. Federal funding cuts by the Trump administration mean Kansas will have fewer navigators.

State News February 24, 2025 - 6:30 pm

Kansas advocates condemn U.S. House budget tied to Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansas organizations advocating for sustained funding for Medicaid services said hundreds of billions of dollars in proposed federal budget cuts to the national health program can be deadly to vulnerable people with disabilities as well as seniors and children.

State Government February 4, 2025 - 11:38 am

Kansas advocacy organizations offer strategy for curtailing waitlist for disability services

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A Kansas House committee has been gathering testimony on a wide range of reform options for Kansans with disabilities. That includes a four-year plan endorsed by advocates to invest $13.6 million to help people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

State News September 19, 2024 - 3:13 pm

Aetna awaits court decisions on lost Medicaid contract, destroyed documents

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Before Kansas officials revealed they had ousted Aetna Better Health as one of the providers for the state’s $4 billion Medicaid program, they destroyed documents that Aetna believes would have helped the company appeal the decision.

State News September 18, 2024 - 9:08 pm

Kansas uninsured rate remains worse than national average; 240K without health coverage

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kansans are uninsured at a rate higher than the rest of the country for a third straight year, but the effects of Medicaid “unwinding” have yet to be seen, recent U.S. Census Bureau data shows.

Health June 27, 2024 - 3:35 pm

Kansas Medicaid will soon cover doulas. Research shows they reduce birth complications

by Bek Shackelford-Nwanganga

KanCare, Kansas’ Medicaid program, will cover doula services for its pregnant beneficiaries beginning July 1. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said the policy change aims to improve maternal health outcomes in Kansas.

State Government June 12, 2024 - 2:07 pm

24K Kansas children lose health insurance in Medicaid ‘unwinding’ review

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

As the dust settles on the state’s bumpy large-scale review of Medicaid eligibility, numbers show approximately 47% of Kansans kicked off of state health insurance coverage are 18 or younger.

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