Tag: Medicaid
Sunday Reader: State’s payout to CGI; High marks for roads
Good morning everyone:
It seems like it was a week dominated by Medicaid, which could be a bellwether of the approaching legislative session.
The fault lines...
Lawmakers, budget director tangle over Medicaid plan
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration on Wednesday opened up a line of attack against the Republican Senate plan for expanding Medicaid.
In what might have been...
Sunday Reader: Senate 7 dance; ‘Absolute warrior’ passes
Good morning everyone:
An extraordinarily slow week, maybe the slowest since we started this little venture about 18 months ago.
Frankly, most everything that happened last...
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...
UPDATED: Planned Parenthood’s legal fees will cost state $464,000
(Updated to include comments from state)
A legal battle over whether Kansas could cut Planned Parenthood off from Medicaid funding will end up costing the...
Sunflower Sunday reader: Kansas’ dangerous rural roads; Florida investigates Kobach-affiliated group
Good day everyone:
The legislative session is now officially over and everyone can start focusing on 2020 and the elections ahead. We're very tired and...
Kansas will allow small, peaceful protests in Capitol without permits during...
The American Civil Liberties Union has reached a temporary agreement with state officials to allow peaceful protests in the Capitol without a permit during...
Kelly makes safe play on Farm Bureau bill, eying potential long-term...
The Farm Bureau's health benefit plan was politically precarious for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
Sign the bill and risk alienating parts of her base that...
UPATED: Democrats try to force Medicaid expansion vote
(Updated to include comment from Senate majority leader).
As the Legislature broke for a month-long break on Friday evening, Democrats made their move to force...
Governor, Senate president square off on Medicaid expansion
Gov. Laura Kelly on Tuesday denounced Senate efforts to block Medicaid expansion, which is likely now headed for a study committee after the Legislature...
