Kansas Medicaid: A Primer 2019 (January 2019)
The 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 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.
Read MoreThis Fact Sheet looks at KHI’s March 2018 estimates of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment if Kansas were to expand KanCare. It finds that KHI’s projection falls in the range of experience of states that have expanded Medicaid.
Read MoreKari M. Bruffett, KHI Director of Policy, provides neutral testimony to the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee.
Read MoreThis issue brief provides an overview of health policy topics that are likely to receive attention during the 2018 Kansas legislative session.
Read MoreThe Balanced Budget Act of 1997 created the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) to cover uninsured, low-income children who are not eligible for Medicaid. All states, including Kansas, have expanded children’s coverage through the program. Congress last reauthorized CHIP in 2015, but funding was approved only through September 30, 2017. This brief examines how Kansans could be impacted by federal decisions regarding CHIP.
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