UPDATED: Audit reveals ‘potential’ conflicts of interest in KanCare administration
(Updated to include comment from UnitedHealth)
A new audit reveals potential conflicts of interest in how the state's Medicaid program is administered, pointing to the...
Audit to determine if Medicaid covers ineligible women claiming pregnancy
The state's Medicaid inspector general has launched an audit to determine whether Kansas is insuring women claiming to be pregnant who aren't eligible for...
UPDATED: Special session could include oversight of federal health care money
(UPDATED to include comment from governor's office)
A possible special session to draw new election districts for members of Congress could include legislation that would...
Uninsurance rate for Kansas children reaches highest level in decade
The percentage of Kansas children without health insurance climbed to its highest level in a little more than a decade, reflecting a national trend...
Federal authorities investigating thousands in fraudulent Medicaid losses
Federal authorities are investigating cases that cost the state's Medicaid program more than $250,000 where someone is suspected of assuming a false identity that...
UPDATED: Lawmakers grapple with costs of state hospital contract labor
(Updated to clarify that ban on Larned nursing contracts was vetoed and not overridden)
A special legislative panel on Tuesday started wrestling with the soaring...
Insurers seeking rate hikes for Kansas ACA coverage; key tax credit set to lapse
Health insurers that provide coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanges for 200,000 Kansans are seeking rate increases for 2026, reflecting a trend seen...
State wages new battle over abortion medication
The state is waging a new battle over abortion that has largely gone unnoticed without the same publicity as a separate legal challenge to...
Audit finds fragmented state system for investigating abuse, neglect
A new state audit found that Kansas does not have a comprehensive registry of people who abuse, exploit and neglect children or vulnerable adults...
State health officials put price tag on measles outbreak
State health officials estimate that the response to the measles in outbreak in Kansas will cost taxpayers at least $2.6 million.
Dereck Totten, the state’s...
