Exchange Planning Presentation
January 27, 2011
A presentation by Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger about what is in the federal health reform law regarding health insurance exchanges and what is needed to develop one for Kansas. Praeger made the presentation to a group of about 125 agency and industry officials in Topeka on Jan. 27, 2011.
Exchange Planning Timeline
January 27, 2011
Timeline for developing the plan for a Kansas health insurance exchange.
Exchange work group descriptions
January 27, 2011
A description of the responsibilities for each of eight work groups to be involved with planning a Kansas health insurance exchange.
Health Agency Audit
January 27, 2011
Performance audit report by the Legislative Division of Post Audit - Health Care Related Services: Reviewing Options for Better Coordinating the State's Health-Care Related Programs. Report no. 10PA19, Jan. 2011
Rehearing order
January 21, 2011
Supreme Court order of rehearing in the case of Miller v Johnson, a case that tests the state law limiting jury awards for pain and suffering as a result of medical malpractice.
Memo: Requirements for Exchange vs Non-Exchange Plans
January 21, 2011
A follow-up memo sent to the Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee in response to questions asked during the briefing.
KPERS long-term funding
January 19, 2011
Report on the long-term outlook for the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System.
HB 2039
January 19, 2011
A bill to eliminate the exemption for the gaming floor for casinos and racing facilities from the Kansas Indoor Clean Air Act.
Sierra Club coal plant petition
January 14, 2011
Administrative appeal filed by the Sierra Club challenging the permit approved by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for construction of a coal-fired, electric generator near Holcomb.
Letter to Florida AG
January 12, 2011
A letter from Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt to the AG of Florida asking that Kansas be allowed to join a multi-state challenge to the new federal health reform law.
Kansas Health Information Technology and Exchange Act
January 12, 2011
A proposal for legislation that would modify state privacy laws so that they are consistent, or "harmonized," with the federal, patient-privacy laws generally referred to as "HIPAA."
The Impact of Health Reform on Health Insurance Coverage in Kansas
January 11, 2011
A look at the immediate and future impact of the federal health reform law in Kansas, and how coverage options and requirements have changed based on the legislation.
Resource: Definitions for concepts discussed in the brief, The Impact of Health Reform on Health Insurance Coverage in Kansas
January 11, 2011
This resource document provides more in-depth information about concepts discussed in the brief, The Impact of Health Reform on Health Insurance Coverage in Kansas.
Brownback swearing-in speech
January 10, 2011
Gov. Sam Brownback's inaugural speech delivered on the floor of the Kansas House on Jan. 10, 2011.
CBO analysis of the cost of repealing health reform
January 6, 2011
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office sent a memo to House Speaker John Boehner outlining the expected cost of repealing the Affordable Care Act. Repeal would add $145 billion to the federal deficit over the next several years, according to the preliminary analysis.
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