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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Proposed constitutional amendment would not ban abortions
A proposed amendment to the state constitution in response to a historic state Supreme Court ruling on abortion will not call for banning the...
Senate Medicaid plan starts falling into place
The Senate plan to expand Medicaid is starting to fall into place, giving supporters hope that 2020 will be the year the Legislature extends...
