Federal authorities investigating thousands in fraudulent Medicaid losses
Federal authorities are investigating cases that cost the state's Medicaid program more than $250,000 where someone is suspected of assuming a false identity that...
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...
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...
State wages new battle over abortion medication
The state is waging a new battle over abortion that has largely gone unnoticed without the same publicity as a separate legal challenge to...
Audit finds fragmented state system for investigating abuse, neglect
A new state audit found that Kansas does not have a comprehensive registry of people who abuse, exploit and neglect children or vulnerable adults...
State health officials put price tag on measles outbreak
State health officials estimate that the response to the measles in outbreak in Kansas will cost taxpayers at least $2.6 million.
Dereck Totten, the state’s...
UPDATED: Federal judge declares warrantless searches of some pet facilities unconstitutional
(Updated to include response from the Agriculture Department)
A federal judge has blocked the state from carrying out warrantless searches of boarding and training kennels...
UPDATED: State submits waiver excluding candy, soda from food-assistance purchases
(UPDATED to include new comment from governor)
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration is seeking a waiver from the federal government to exclude candy and soda from...
Kelly says loss of federal grant money cost state health department ‘vital’ jobs
The state health department eliminated 56 "vital" health jobs after President Donald Trump's administration cut $33 million in health care and mental health service...
Kelly sounds alarms on measles outbreak; says Legislature ‘chipped away’ at public health tools
Gov. Laura Kelly traveled to southwestern Kansas on Tuesday to call attention to a measles outbreak, urging Kansans to trust the science of vaccines...
