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July 27, 2021 | POLICY & RESEARCH

A Kansas Twist — Extended Postpartum Coverage: A New Medicaid Option for States (July 27, 2021)

In response to ongoing concerns about high maternal mortality rates, some states have extended or have requested regulatory authority to extend Medicaid benefits to new mothers for up to a full year after giving birth. Though Kansas is not in the group of states actively seeking to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage, the state's program currently provides extended coverage for all beneficiaries in a continuous eligibility period associated with the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE). This A Kansas Twist blog highlights maternal health outcomes and the options states have for extending postpartum coverage in Medicaid.

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February 26, 2021 | POLICY & RESEARCH

ICYMI: 2021 KHI Health Policy Bring It! Series

For five lunch hours over three weeks, the Kansas Health Institute offered a series of health policy conversations.

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February 10, 2021 | POLICY & RESEARCH

Medicaid Expansion Estimates and the Effects of COVID-19 (February 2021)

With the passage of ballot initiatives in 2020, Missouri and Oklahoma joined Nebraska and Colorado to completely surround Kansas with states that have already expanded or will soon expand Medicaid coverage to low-income adults under the terms of the Affordable Care Act. That changing landscape, combined with a new federal administration and the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, is likely to influence debate over Medicaid expansion in Kansas in 2021. This issue brief updates previous Kansas Health Institute estimates of the impact a potential expansion of Medicaid would have on KanCare enrollment and costs.

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June 09, 2020 | POLICY & RESEARCH

2020 County-Level Enrollment in the Kansas Health Insurance Marketplace (June 2020)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final summary enrollment data on April 2, 2020, for the seventh open enrollment period of the federally facilitated health insurance marketplace created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA). What percentage of the population in your county selected a plan? Approximately how many people in your ZIP Code enrolled? How many people in your county selected a dental plan? Learn more in our latest publication.

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December 10, 2019 | POLICY & RESEARCH

Kansas’s Edge Over U.S. Uninsured Rate Has Disappeared (December 2019)

In late October, the U.S. Census Bureau released its latest estimates on health insurance coverage. In 2018, the overall uninsured rates in Kansas and the U.S. were similar. However, the similar rates at the present time do not tell the story of the important changes that have occurred over the last 5-10 years. Furthermore, looking only at the overall uninsured rate masks important differences that still exist for some vulnerable groups in Kansas.

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September 26, 2019 | POLICY & RESEARCH

Census Bureau Releases Insurance Coverage Data (September 2019)

In early September, the U.S. Census Bureau released new estimates on health insurance coverage. The 2018 data showed the U.S. uninsured rate had increased slightly, to 8.9 percent, while the uninsured rate was 8.8 percent in Kansas and had not changed significantly. Today, the U.S. Census Bureau released additional, limited data from the American Community Survey for population subgroups. However, statistical tests needed to compare Kansas and U.S. rates and trends over time cannot be performed with the limited data released. This report provides the limited data available at this time and KHI will provide further analysis when more data is released by the U.S. Census Bureau, expected to be in mid-October.

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April 30, 2019 | POLICY & RESEARCH

2019 County-Level Enrollment in the Kansas Health Insurance Marketplace (April 2019)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released final summary enrollment data on March 25, 2019, for the sixth 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.

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March 05, 2019 | POLICY & RESEARCH

Medicaid Expansion in Kansas: Updated Estimates of Enrollment and Costs (March 2019)

With Kansas lawmakers debating Medicaid expansion, this issue brief provides the latest estimates of projected enrollment and net cost.

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December 18, 2018 | POLICY & RESEARCH

The Kansas Health Insurance Marketplace, 2014−2018 (December 2018)

The sixth annual open enrollment period (OEP) for Kansans seeking coverage through the health insurance marketplace began on November 1 and ended December 15, 2018. This issue brief looks back at the results of the first five OEPs in Kansas for plan years 2014 through 2018, and also reports the plans and premiums available to Kansans for 2019.

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October 03, 2018 | POLICY & RESEARCH

Short-Term, Limited Duration Insurance (October 2018)

STLDI is a type of health insurance coverage originally designed to allow consumers to fill temporary gaps in coverage they might experience when transitioning from one health plan to another, for example, when changing jobs or relocating. Under the requirements applicable to individual health insurance coverage established under the Public Health Service Act (PHS Act), STLDI is not considered individual health insurance and is not subject to the market reforms and other requirements of the ACA.

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