Legislative Health Policy Orientation

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Jan 05, 2021

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Kansas Health Institute

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The Kansas Health Institute offered two virtual orientations to review important health policy topics for legislators as they started the 2021 legislative session.

Session One

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
9 AM to 10:30 AM CST

The video recordings of the sessions are below.

    • Medicaid and CHIP 101: Understanding KanCare— Kari M. Bruffett video:  Slides that correlate to content from time marker 2:42 through 40:50.
    • Controlling Health Care Costs— Linda J. Sheppard, J.D.  video: Slides that correlate to content from time marker 47:28 through 1:14:30.Access these publications in the Documents & Downloads section.

Session Two

Thursday, January 7, 2021
9 to 10:30 AM CST

 

      • The Private Insurance Market in Kansas— Robert F. St. Peter, M.D. Slides that correlate to content from time marker 4:18 through 45:00.
      • Ready or Not? – How the Public Health System in Kansas Works— Charles Hunt, M.P.H.  Slides that correlate to content from time marker 47:38 through 1:23:56.

      • Access these publications in the Documents & Downloads section.

About Kansas Health Institute

The Kansas Health Institute supports effective policymaking through nonpartisan research, education and engagement. KHI believes evidence-based information, objective analysis and civil dialogue enable policy leaders to be champions for a healthier Kansas. Established in 1995 with a multiyear grant from the Kansas Health Foundation, KHI is a nonprofit, nonpartisan educational organization based in Topeka.

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