TOPEKA — Top priorities of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican Senate President Ty Masterson collide in January when the Kansas Legislature convenes for the 2024 session. Kelly left no doubt her central objective would…

On Friday, Republican leaders once again rebuffed Gov. Laura Kelly’s efforts to find common ground in order to expand the state’s Medicaid health insurance program. Kelly’s new plan, her sixth, even agreed to Republicans’ long-held…

TOPEKA — GOP leadership in the Legislature rejected Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest proposal for Medicaid expansion, questioning whether federal regulators would allow a work requirement and calling for alternate reforms without offering their own plan.…

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TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly gave the people what they wanted.Now, she wants Republicans to follow her lead.The governor’s chief of staff, Will Lawrence, sent a letter Tuesday to Rep. Nick Hoheisel, a Wichita…

Earlier this year, Mental Health America released its annual mental health rankings by state. They placed Kansas last in the nation. Let that sink in — last, out of 50 states and the District of…

MANHATTAN — Greeley County Health Services project director and Wallace County farmer Chrysanne Grund says challenges woven into health care delivery in sparsely populated areas of Kansas were often revealed at a personal level. “We…

The state of Kansas is flush with cash. Gov. Laura Kelly announced last week that the Department of Revenue took in $42 million more in taxes during September than officials originally expected — a total…

PITTSBURG — Blake Benson stood in his hometown’s hospital lobby to deliver economic and health care justification for expanding Medicaid enrollment among lower-income workers in Kansas. Benson, president of the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce…

TOPEKA — Kansas administrators of the Medicaid program estimate 12,000 adults or children eligible for the health coverage program were stripped of benefits due to problems with processing renewals. The U.S. Department of Health and…