Lawmakers designate $1 million to compensate nurses harmed by regulators
House budget writers on Tuesday agreed to set aside $1 million for compensating nurses for "nonclinical harms" caused by state regulators.
The House Appropriations Committee...
Kansas abortions climb again in ’24, marked by increase for minors
(Developing: Will be updated)
Kansas set a new record for abortions in 2024, climbing almost 2% from a year earlier but lower than what had...
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...
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...
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...
Senate Medicaid plan starts falling into place
The Senate plan to expand Medicaid is starting to fall into place, giving supporters hope that 2020 will be the year the Legislature extends...
Social services reorganization stumbles in Senate
Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to reorganize the state's social service agencies has been handed a second setback in the Senate.
The Senate health committee recommended...
AG questions legality of food assistance directive
A plan by Gov. Laura Kelly's administration to extend food assistance benefits to adults without children who aren't working appears to violate state law,...
Board of Healing Arts executive director resigns
The executive director of the Kansas Board of Healing Arts has resigned from the agency, an official confirmed.
Kathleen Selzler Lippert turned in her resignation...
UPDATED: Democrats team with Republicans to block budget over Medicaid expansion
(Updated to reflect comments from House majority and minority leaders. Recasts lead; edits throughout)
An $18 billion budget funding state government stalled Friday afternoon as...
