2017 Kansas Legislative Recap (September 2017)
During the 2017 session—which ended with sine die on June 26 and matched the record-setting, 114-day 2015 session—legislators dealt with many issues.
Read MoreDuring the 2017 session—which ended with sine die on June 26 and matched the record-setting, 114-day 2015 session—legislators dealt with many issues.
Read MoreThe U.S. Census Bureau today released its latest estimates on health insurance coverage. The uninsured rate in the U.S. continued its decline that began in 2014 with implementation of the major insurance expansions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In 2016, the U.S. uninsured rate was 8.6 percent (27.3 million uninsured), down significantly from 9.4 percent (29.8 million uninsured) in 2015. The Kansas uninsured rate was 8.7 percent (249,000 uninsured) in 2016, not significantly different from the rate of 9.1 percent (261,000 uninsured) in 2015.
Read MoreOn August 29, 2017, Andrew Kolodny, M.D., presented a keynote about the national trends in the opioid crisis to nearly 80 attendees at the KHI symposium entitled "The Opioid Crisis: What's Happening in Kansas?"
Read MoreNational Medicaid expert Vernon K. Smith, Ph.D., senior advisor for Health Management Associates, talked to Kansas policymakers and other invited guests about trends in Medicaid managed care.
Read MoreKHI has developed an issue brief describing the main elements of the U.S. Senate's proposed legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a bill entitled the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA). The Congressional Budget Office has estimated that compared to current law, the BCRA will result in 22 million more uninsured Americans and will also reduce the federal deficit by $321 billion by 2026.
Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final summary enrollment data on March 15, 2017, for the fourth open enrollment period of the federally facilitated health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Kansas Health Institute has prepared statewide maps showing marketplace enrollment.
Read MoreThis brief describes the major policy issues under discussion among House Republicans and the White House in the debate of the American Health Care Act and the future of health reform.
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Read MoreThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final summary enrollment data on March 11, 2016, for the insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Read MoreFor Kansas and other states that have been opposed to the content and philosophy of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a section of the law provides an opportunity to opt out of some of its key requirements beginning in 2017. Section 1332 of the ACA allows states to apply for a waiver to implement alternative strategies to providing citizens with access to affordable health care.
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