Bill blocking new Medicaid planning clears Legislature
A bill blocking the state from seeking new proposals for its Medicaid program until after this fall's campaign for governor cleared the Kansas Legislature...
Kelly signs bill expanding nursing authority
A debate spanning many years culminated Friday when Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill expanding the authority of nurse practitioners to work in Kansas...
State health regulators call out senator’s COVID letter
State health regulators on Friday responded to Republican state Sen. Mark Steffen's letter instructing physicians how they should treat COVID-19, saying the lawmaker has...
Senate approves bill blocking new Medicaid planning
A bill blocking the state from seeking new proposals for its Medicaid program until after this fall's campaign for governor won approval in the...
Medicaid debate marked by accusations of ‘pay for play’
A renewed debate over freezing the state's Medicaid contracts boiled over Thursday in a conference committee amid accusations of public corruption and "pay for...
Medicaid contract freeze returns amid immunity debate
As a conference community struggles to reach a compromise on extending civil immunity protections for health care providers, a new wrinkle emerged Thursday reviving...
Health care legal protections expire Thursday after deal not reached
Civil liability protections for Kansas health care providers for damages stemming from the pandemic were set to expire Wednesday night as senators and House...
Fate of 988 suicide hotline bill in doubt
As lawmakers speed toward their spring break, the fate of a bill establishing a new national suicide hotline in Kansas is in doubt.
The bill,...
Kelly: State inspectors won’t enforce federal health care vaccine mandate
Gov. Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that state inspectors would not enforce vaccine mandates at federally funded health care facilities, but the move will come...
Medical immunity bill bogs down in committee
With time running out, a bill extending civil liability protections to health care providers for damages arising from the pandemic got bogged down in...
