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Brownback again calls for sales tax extension, no cuts to higher ed
Gov. Brownback has been criss-crossing the state touting his plan to provide level funding for universities in Kansas next year. The final stop on the governor’s tour was Tuesday at the University of Kansas School of Medicine’s Salina campus.
Concerns linger as hospital sale finalized
A California-based company has completed its acquisition of two Kansas City-area hospitals. Hospital workers and other proponents say the sale seems like the best way to keep the two hospitals open to serve a community need. But the sale is not sitting well with everyone.
Making sense of Medicaid expansion
The Medicaid program in Kansas provides medical care for low-income seniors in nursing homes, people with disabilities, and low-income parents and their children. But if you're poor and don't have kids, you're out of luck. That could soon change.
Lower cost and better care: Can KanCare deliver?
This series of stories produced by Kansas Public Radio and the KHI News Service examines Gov. Sam Brownback’s plan to transform Medicaid.
Fewer uninsured children in Kansas now
Kansas has done a good job the past couple of years covering more children with health insurance. In 2009, 8.2 per cent of children in Kansas were uninsured, according to the Georgetown Center on Children and Families. Two years later, that figure was down to 6.4 percent.
Kansas wrestles with whether to decide which health insurance benefits are essential
The state must settle on its plans for those benefits by Sept. 30, says Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger, or the federal government will dictate the coverage requirements. But Republican Gov. Sam Brownback, an ardent opponent of the health law, wants to wait until after the presidential election in November.
KanCare: Ready Or Not?
Less than five months from now, the Kansas Medicaid program is scheduled to convert to a privatized system.
Hunger in Lawrence? More than you might think
As the home of the University of Kansas, a thriving business community and many high-paying jobs, the city of Lawrence might not seem like the kind of place where hunger is a problem. And yet, it is.
No consensus on how to end ‘dental deserts’
In an ongoing disagreement over how to solve dental care access problems in Kansas, there is one thing no one disputes: the great need.
The push for electronic health records
The number of hospitals switching to computerized health records has more than doubled in the last two years. The medical field still has a long way to go to fully implement electronic recordkeeping, but the trend is clear. And some of the most advanced technology is showing up where you might least expect it.
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