Audit questions extended medical benefits
A new audit questions the Kansas health department's decision to continue providing medical benefits for less affluent Kansans who were no longer eligible to...
State employee health clinic comes under scrutiny
The future of an onsite health clinic for state employees is cloudy because of questions of cost and whether it's used by enough workers...
Rise in Kansas deaths attributable to COVID-19, audit shows
Kansas saw more deaths last year than in 2019, with COVID-19 largely accounting for the increase, a new audit found.
A new audit released Tuesday...
UPDATED: New suicide prevention hotline: Will Kansas be ready?
(Updated to reflect House Appropriations committee action on Tuesday)
A little more than year from now, a new national suicide hotline will start transforming the...
Kansas Senate passes resolution opposing mask mandate
The Kansas Senate Wednesday night passed a resolution calling on legislative leadership to revoke any mask mandate that Gov. Laura Kelly plans to reissue...
House passes resolution opposing mask mandate
The House late Tuesday sent a strong message to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, calling on legislative leadership to reject any mask mandate the governor...
Broad coalition unifies against vaccine bill
(Developing: Will be updated as warranted)
Almost 30 business, medical and social welfare groups covering the political spectrum are urging lawmakers to reject a bill...
Legal immunities added to vaccine bill
A Senate committee on Thursday crafted a new vaccination bill that establishes broad new legal immunities for anyone without a vaccination in the workplace...
Medical community pushes back against vaccine limits
The medical community on Monday came out against a bill barring the state health secretary from requiring new vaccines for day care centers and...
UPDATED: Bill gives counties ability to depart from vaccine schedule
(Updated to include governor's reaction from afternoon news conference)
The chairman of the Senate health committee on Wednesday introduced a bill allowing counties to depart...
