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After pandemic-era federal protections for Medicaid ended, Kansas started reviewing who was eligible for state health coverage. About 47% of the residents who lost insurance during that time were ages 18 or younger.
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Previous rules required spills of any size to be reported to the state, while the new rules set minimum quantities to alert regulators.
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By some estimates, Kansas is short more than 84,000 childcare slots in order to meet current demand. And even when they find an opening, families can pay more than their mortgage to keep their kid enrolled. State legislators say fixing the issue is a priority.
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A Union Pacific rail yard contaminated about three miles of groundwater underneath neighborhoods in northeast Wichita with trichloroethylene, a carcinogenic degreasing agent. A lawsuit filed in October alleges residents suffered property damages and lost home values.
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Kansans unnecessarily lost Medicaid eligibility because of confusion over signatures, slow mail delivery and a lack of clear communication from the state. Some 12,000 adults or children eligible for the health coverage program were stripped of benefits due to processing issues.
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The Kansas Medicaid disenrollment rate is one of the highest in the country. Almost two-thirds of Kansans have lost coverage due to procedural issues.
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The workers are on site in Washington County to survey and clean the Keystone pipeline oil spill that moved about three miles downstream in Mill Creek.
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Jackson County Courthouse delays in-person trials while hospitals get overloaded with COVID patientsCOVID-19 cases continue to rise across the metro, and hospital systems are showing strain as workers are out with the virus and inpatient cases increase.
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Former Kansas Health Secretary Lee Norman says politics hindered the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr. Lee Norman was the face of public health through the COVID-19 pandemic. That also made him a target of criticism from Republicans. He also faced internal tension with Gov. Laura Kelly's administration.
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KU doctors urged the public to recognize the proven safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
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States will not receive large increases in COVID-19 vaccine doses that some had expected.