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Registration open for faith-based initiative aimed at SEK health

The "Leadership and Faith, Southeast Kansas" program is intended to equip community members with leadership skills and build on the momentum of Project 17, an initiative aimed at improving the economy and quality of life in southeast Kansas.

Blue Cross Kansas not bidding on KanCare proposal

State's leading health insurance company bows out on Medicaid makeover

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas has notified doctors and other providers that company officials have decided against bidding on Gov. Sam Brownback's KanCare proposal. "It would have required us to dramatically change our business model to serve new populations in different settings in less than a year," a Blue Cross official wrote. "We decided that we could not responsibly commit to so great a change at this time."

No information released on KanCare bidders

Purchasing agents say nothing will be disclosed until Feb. 22

Today was the first of two deadlines for Medicaid managed care proposals to be submitted to Kansas purchasing officials. But no information about the KanCare bidders will be released until the second deadline, which is next month. Feb. 22 is when interested companies must have turned in the financial information accompanying their plan proposals.

Administration starts process for Medicaid waiver request

KanCare provisions outlined in concept paper sent to feds

A concept paper outlining Gov. Sam Brownback's KanCare plan has been completed and was sent Thursday to federal officials, according to the Governor's Office.

Kansas Health Matters website demonstrated to lawmakers

Information will be broadly useful while helping local health departments gain accreditation

The Senate and House health committees saw the new Kansas Health Matters website demonstrated during a joint session.

KU cancer research to be published in top science journal

An 18-month experiment by an associate professor of medicinal chemistry at KU has identified the shape of an enzyme that leads to growth of prostate and breast cancer.

KU research leads to new startup company

Web-based teaching tools intended to improve care for cancer survivors

A new startup company geared toward improving care for cancer survivors is forming in Prairie Village, drawing on research by a University of Kansas professor.

Stormont-Vail names Via Christi exec as new CEO

Stormont-Vail HealthCare has selected Randall L. Peterson to succeed longtime Chief Executive Officer Maynard Oliverius.

Bill would take developmentally disabled services out of Medicaid makeover plan

Legislation offered by Rep. Jim Ward, a Wichita Democrat

A Wichita lawmaker has introduced a bill that would remove long-term care services for the developmentally disabled from the governor's plan to expand Medicaid managed care.

Department on Aging records stolen from vehicle

About 7,000 people warned their personal information may have been compromised

About 7,000 Kansans are expected to receive warning letters from the Kansas Department on Aging, alerting them that their Social Security numbers and other personal information may have been compromised following the theft of an agency laptop computer.

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