Governor signs bill overhauling nursing board
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill that supporters say will reform how the state nursing board is run after getting complaints about the agency’s...
Governor vetoes health care sharing ministries deduction
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a bill that provided a tax deduction for health care sharing ministries, described as faith-based, community-driven organizations in...
Top administrator at embattled nursing agency to retire
Carol Moreland is stepping down as the executive administrator of the Kansas Board of Nursing as the agency comes under intensifying pressure from the...
Prescription drug reforms headed to governor
Reforms tightening the regulations of the middlemen who manage prescription drug benefits for insurers and employers passed the Legislature on Tuesday with advocates saying...
Pharmacy benefit manager reforms one step from legislative approval
The Kansas House on Monday approved a package of reforms intended to better regulate the middlemen who manage prescription drug benefits for insurers and...
Kansas Senate passes cellphone ban; legislation returns to House
The state Senate on Thursday agreed to ban cellphones in public and accredited private schools, setting Kansas up to join roughly three dozen states...
USDA approves waiver excluding candy, soda from food-assistance purchases
Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that the federal government approved the state's request to exclude candy and soda from purchases covered by federal food...
Senate approves PBM reforms; bill goes to House
A package of reforms intended to corral the middlemen who manage prescription drug plan benefits for insurers and employers overwhelmingly cleared the Kansas Senate.
The...
Senate legislation seeks to better regulate prescription drug ‘middlemen’
A package of reforms that would rein in the middlemen who manage prescription drug plan benefits for insurers and employers is moving through the...
ACA enrollment in Kansas falls almost 4% after tax credits expire
Fewer Kansans enrolled in an insurance plan available from the Affordable Care Act following the expiration of enhanced tax credits intended to offset premium...
