KDADS announces staff changes
The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services on Monday announced two new staff changes, one promoting its behavioral health services commissioner and the...
New report suggests Kansas on pace for new abortion record in ’23
Kansas is on pace to reach nearly 20,000 abortions this year, which would be the most in any year since the state started tracking...
Judge temporarily halts 24-hour abortion waiting period, reversal law
A Johnson County judge on Monday agreed to temporarily block the state's 24-hour waiting period for abortions as well as a new law passed...
Kansas youth homicides reach highest point since ’98
Kansas recorded the highest number of children's homicides in more than 20 years during 2021, a new report shows.
The number of youth murders for...
Kansas failed to properly carry out automatic Medicaid renewals, report shows
Kansas is among 29 states that failed to carry out automatic Medicaid renewals at the individual level as the state gradually unwound from the...
Republicans: Trading flat tax for Medicaid expansion a nonstarter
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wants Medicaid expansion.
Republican leadership in the Legislature wants a flat tax.
If you think there's room for some kind of grand...
UPDATED: Kelly launches major campaign for Medicaid expansion
(Updated to include Republican response as well as comments from advocacy group and political scientist)
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is stepping up pressure on the...
State Medicaid director departing
Sarah Fertig is leaving as the state's Medicaid director after leading the $4 billion program for a little more than three years.
A spokesperson for...
UPDATED: KU launches plan to address nursing shortage; hospital nursing vacancies peak
(Updated to correct the hospital nursing vacancies were the highest since 2000)
As hospitals struggle to recruit nurses and the demand for nursing heightens, the...
Top Medicaid administrator highlights ‘unwinding’ challenges
A top state Medicaid administrator recounted the many lessons the state has learned grappling with the thousands of Kansans whose eligibility for health insurance...
