Kansas health secretary seeks tougher e-cigarette rules
Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman on Wednesday asked Congress for tougher regulations on e-cigarettes and vaping-related products that are blamed for hundreds of lung-related...
State officials confirm vaping-related death
Kansas health officials on Tuesday morning confirmed the state's first death associated with an outbreak of serious lung disease connected to vaping or use...
Kelly names Medicaid expansion panel
Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced the formation of a special panel to explore the impact of Medicaid expansion in other states.
The committee will...
New superintendent named for Osawatomie State Hospital
State officials on Thursday named Kristin Feeback as superintendent of Osawatomie State Hospital starting Sept. 9.
She will replace interim Superintendent Wes Cole, who is retiring...
Aetna confident despite concerns about KanCare network
Aetna late Monday responded to state concerns that its health provider network was lagging behind the other managed-care companies administering the state's privatized Medicaid...
State rejects KanCare provider’s corrections plan
State health officials said Tuesday that they have rejected a corrections plan submitted by a KanCare provider seeking to improve contract performance.
The Kansas...
UPDATED: KDHE reviewing Aetna’s corrections plan
(Updated with Aetna response)
The state health department is reviewing a corrections plan submitted late Tuesday by a Medicaid provider seeking to improve contract...
KDHE warns KanCare provider about contract compliance
(Will be updated as warranted)
The state health department has warned one of its Medicaid providers that it's failing to comply with the standards of...
AG asks governor to withdraw food-assistance policy by Friday
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking Gov. Laura Kelly to withdraw a policy that extends the timeline for providing food-assistance benefits to adults who...
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,...
