This fact sheet provides the latest data on where Kansas children age 0-18 enrolled in KanCare lived, and shows where the 25,000 uninsured children likely eligible for KanCare but not enrolled lived.
Read MoreThis fact sheet examines the latest county-specific uninsured rate among Kansas children age 0-18 and regional changes in the uninsured rate over time. The 21 counties with the highest uninsured rate were all located in the western half of the state.
Read MoreThis fact sheet examines the latest county-specific uninsured rate among Kansas nonelderly adults age 19-64. There was a three-fold difference between counties with the highest and lowest rate, and the southwest region continues to have a consistently higher rate than other regions.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreThe Kansas Health Institute and the Kansas Legislative Research Department have released Kansas Medicaid: A Primer 2019, an in-depth “handbook” describing the Kansas Medicaid program.
Read MoreThis fact sheet provides county-specific uninsured rates for Kansas children age 0−18 for 2016, the most recent year for which county-level data are available. It also provides changes in uninsured rates by county between 2009 and 2016.
Read MoreThis fact sheet provides county-specific uninsured rates for Kansas nonelderly adults age 19−64 for 2016, the most recent year for which county-level data are available. It also provides changes in uninsured rates by county between 2009 and 2016.
Read MoreIn 2017, there were 243,305 uninsured Kansans. Of them, 74,098 would have been newly eligible for Medicaid coverage if the state had expanded its program. This is just some of the information shown in KHI's latest infographic, Health Insurance in Kansas 2017.
Read MoreSTLDI 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.
Read MoreThe U.S. Census Bureau today released its latest estimates on health insurance coverage. After consistent drops each year following implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the uninsured rate in the U.S. showed no significant change from 2016 to 2017. Following similar drops, the uninsured rate in Kansas remained unchanged for the second consecutive year.
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