Kansas records most deaths in 41 years
Kansas saw the highest number of deaths in at least 41 years during 2020 with COVID-19 contributing to the large increase, a new report...
Senator acknowledges Healing Arts investigation
Republican state Sen. Mark Steffen - a physician - acknowledged Wednesday that he was under investigation by the state's medical board as he made...
New battle over state Medicaid program surfacing
A new battle is emerging in the Capitol over a bill that would lock the state's Medicaid program in place with the idea of...
Lawmakers want vets groups on nursing home screening panel
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are asking the head of the state's veterans affairs office to ensure that veterans service organizations have a seat...
Budget proposal would limit Healing Arts investigations
A House budget committee this week adopted a proposal that's intended to stop state medical regulators from bullying doctors but that critics say would...
Bill seeks to curb rising incidence of health care violence
If a shopper gets obnoxious and starts a fight in a store, the recourse is obvious.
Kick them out. Call the police. Or both.
If an...
Budget provision defunding medical investigations removed
A House panel on Monday removed a budget proposal blocking investigations of physicians who write off-label prescriptions with adverse outcomes for their patients.
The House...
Senate panel seeks to protect religious vaccine exemptions
A bill requiring pharmacists fill prescriptions for ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 was expanded to ensure that religious exemptions are available for vaccine...
Lawmakers reach compromise on 988 hotline fee
A House committee reached a deal Tuesday on a proposed fee for mobile phones and landlines to pay for mental health services for Kansans...
Bill expanding nursing authority moves out of committee
A controversial proposal expanding the authority of nurse practitioners to work in Kansas without signing collaborative agreements with physicians emerged from a Senate committee...
