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...
Governor’s chief of staff: Medicaid proposal presents serious risks
Gov. Laura Kelly's chief of staff is warning lawmakers against freezing the state's $4 billion KanCare contracts in place for a year without a...
A.G.: Legislature can rewrite bidding process for KanCare
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt says the Legislature has broad power to rewrite the process for awarding contracts to companies administering the state's $4...
Senate passes bill expanding vaccine exemptions for schools, day cares
A bill requiring pharmacists to fill ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine prescriptions for treating COVID-19 while broadening a religious exemption for vaccine mandates for public schools...
Bill expanding religious vaccine exemption for schools advances
A bill requiring pharmacists to fill ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine prescriptions for COVID-19 that critics say weakens vaccine mandates for public schools passed out of...
