Senate passes bill expanding nursing practitioner authority
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday passed a major piece of health care legislation expanding the authority of nurse practitioners to work in Kansas without...
Legislature falls short of overriding governor’s veto of aborton reversal bill
The Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a bill requiring physicians to notify women that their drug-induced abortion...
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...
Governor, Senate president square off on Medicaid expansion
Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday denounced Senate efforts to block Medicaid expansion, which is likely now headed for a study committee after the Legislature...
Bill increasing penalties for health care worker violence stalls
A bill increasing penalties for violence against health care providers was sidetracked in the Senate Monday because it's tied to a measure giving them...
UPDATED: KU launches plan to address nursing shortage; hospital nursing vacancies peak
(Updated to correct the hospital nursing vacancies were the highest since 2000)
As hospitals struggle to recruit nurses and the demand for nursing heightens, the...
Senate Medicaid plan advances but faces opposition
The slow legislative slog toward expanding Medicaid in Kansas started Wednesday when Senate Republicans for the first time offered up a plan to compete...
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...
Federal vaccine mandate could apply to community colleges
A proposed federal vaccine mandate could eventually cover the state's regional universities as well as its community and technical colleges, the top executive for...
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...
