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Going once
Coal, budget concerns dominate session
Late last week during a news conference held to comment on the 2008 legislative session, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was asked how the health care reform issue could start the session so big but end it so small. Read more.
Kansas Health Digest
- More paramedics aim of bill WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9 - Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran has introduced legislation to make it easier for veterans with medical training to earn state certification as paramedics.
- Chairman, new members elected to Blue Cross board TOPEKA, May 9 - Steven D. Marsh, a certified public accountant from Wichita, was elected to a one-year term as chairman of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Board of Directors at its annual meeting this week in Topeka.
- Sebelius hosts clean energy summit OVERLAND PARK, May 6 - Given the potential of climate change to affect everything from human health to the weather and the economy, Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said it’s time for presidential candidates to lay out clear plans for promoting a clean energy agenda if elected.
- Fight continues for farm subsidies WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5 - Kansas families struggling with rising food prices may soon get some relief, if the latest version of the federal farm bill becomes law.
- Assessment paints mixed picture TOPEKA, May 2 - A new statewide assessment shows that while many Kansas children are ready to start kindergarten almost half of at-risk children lack the skills they need.
- Governor’s aging conference set TOPEKA, May 2 - The Governor's Annual Conference on Aging will be May 7-8 in Topeka.
- Bremby to receive public administration award TOPEKA, May 1 - Roderick L. Bremby, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment has been named the "Public Administrator of the Year" by the Kansas chapter of the American Society for Public Administration.
- Downtown walking program set to start Friday TOPEKA, May 1 - Beginning Friday, the Capital City Wellness Project will initiate a new downtown walking program.
- 'Closure' dropped from waiting-list bill TOPEKA, May 1 - A House-Senate conference committee this morning pulled language from a disability reform bill that called for closing one of the state's two hospitals for people with severe developmental disabilities.
- Support shown for plan to cut waiting lists TOPEKA, April 30 - More than 800 people with physical and developmental disabilities spent much of Wednesday at the Statehouse, lobbying for a bill designed to eliminate waiting lists for services and raise workers' wages.
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Although a majority of uninsured Kansans are poor or low-income, about 40 percent are middle-income or above, with annual earnings of $35,200 or more for a family of three. This and other findings indicate that lack of coverage is a problem for Kansans in various income and demographic groups.
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