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A proposal to reimburse some KanCare providers at a higher level based on patient outcomes drew skepticism from a crowd of hundreds who gathered Tuesday…
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The Kansas Legislature added several patient protection measures to a bill allowing “step therapy” for Medicaid drugs before passing the legislation early…
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Federal officials have reversed position on a long-standing ban on paying for some inpatient psychiatric care, giving a possible boost to Kansas crisis…
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Representatives of 15 groups that advocate for Kansas Medicaid populations sent a letter to state leaders this week urging them to eliminate a Medicaid…
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The Kansas Legislature’s auditors say that the rollout of the computer system the state now uses to process Medicaid applications was long delayed in part…
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A sudden exodus of top officials has public health officials concerned about the immediate future of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.Two…
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A Kansas House committee this week agreed to recommend Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed budget for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.But the…
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Dr. Robert Moser, who resigned last month as secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, has a new job.Earlier this week, Moser was…
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State officials on Wednesday confirmed reports that surveyors with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment were dispatched last week to Osawatomie…
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State health officials are looking for connections in seven reported cases of kidney failure commonly caused by a type of bacteria sometimes found in…
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Kansas health officials are trying to assure local health groups that a controversial bill dealing with infectious diseases needed an update to response…
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Kansas health officials have been touring the state this week, holding public education sessions on a plan to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program.The…