Document Archive
This page is an archive of documents related to KHI News Service stories and KHI research and policy products. Most documents are available for download as .pdf files.
Douglas County Food Policy Council presentation
May 16, 2012
Presentation given by Eileen Horn, Sustainability Coordinator for Douglas County, at a KHI Brown Bag discussion on the intersection of agriculture and public health. Topics included land use planning, food security and an evaluation of the local food system.
Tax Plans Compared
May 16, 2012
A comparison of tax plans being considered by House and Senate negotiators.
Report: CO-OP Health Plans
May 7, 2012
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides authority and funding to support the creation of non-profit health insurance plans in the individual and small group markets. Under the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program, the ACA authorized $6 billion in grants and loans to support non-profit organizations in developing, marketing, and maintaining health insurance plans in the private marketplace.i Given the failings of the rural private health insurance market, some have envisioned the CO-OP program as an opportunity for expanding access to affordable coverage in rural areas. This brief: Provides an overview of the CO-OP program legislation; Identifies the challenges to obtaining private health insurance in rural areas; and Assesses the opportunities and challenges of using the CO-OP program to address the limitations of the rural private health insurance market.
SGF profile 2010-2018
May 4, 2012
Actual and estimated State General Fund expenditures and revenues for fiscal years 2010-2018.
KanCare Waiver Application
April 27, 2012
Medicaid 1115 demonstration waiver application prepared by the administration of Gov. Sam Brownback as part of its KanCare plan.
KanCare: Key Elements of the Medicaid Managed Care Proposal
April 26, 2012
This issue brief examines a proposal by Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration to change the structure and operations of the $2.8 billion Kansas Medicaid program.
Influences on Geographic Distribution of the Workforce
April 26, 2012
This report from the American Academy of Family Physician's Robert Graham Center analyzes the various factors that influence medical students and residents as they choose a field of practice.
