- Kansas delegation holds position of making government funding contingent on delaying Obamacare
- October 2, 2013
- As the federal government shutdown entered its second day, U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins defended her vote to fund government contingent on putting in place a one-year delay on the Affordable Care Act requirement that millions of people buy health insurance.
- Meetings in Lawrence to explain new health care law
- October 1, 2013
- Lawrence-area residents will have a chance to learn more about the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, at a series of meetings scheduled to take place in the community over the next several weeks. The first meeting is set for Wednesday.
- What does the Affordable Care Act mean for you?
- September 30, 2013
- Obamacare is here. A major piece of the 2010 Affordable Care Act will be rolled out Tuesday. But what does that mean for you, the Lawrence consumer? By Giles Bruce
- Praeger says Congress shouldn’t defund Affordable Care Act
- September 30, 2013
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger on Monday criticized attempts in Congress to defund or delay implementation of the Affordable Care Act. By Scott Rothschild
- Lawrence man travels state informing Kansans about Affordable Care Act
- September 27, 2013
- Sheldon Weisgrau is here to tell you the truth about health care reform. Much of the news about the Affordable Care Act has been filtered through politics, he says, so what often makes it to the public is either distorted, dishonest or flat-out wrong. The Lawrence health consultant is on a mission to change that. By Giles Bruce
- Kansas premiums lower than expected under new health insurance marketplaces, report says
- September 25, 2013
- Less than a week before thousands of Kansans can shop for health insurance on new online marketplaces under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government has released what the cost of those policies will be. By Scott Rothschild
- Dole Institute exercise reveals trade-offs in federal budget cutting
- 12:00 a.m., September 24, 2013 Updated 10:23 a.m.
- Monday’s federal budget deficit exercise at the Dole Institute of Politics at Kansas University did the seemingly impossible: It made people feel compassion for Congress. That may seem hard to believe, when four-fifths of the country disapproves of the job Congress is doing, but trying to reduce the deficit is a little more difficult when you are the one faced with the decisions, which have wide-ranging impacts on the lives of real people. By Giles Bruce
- $3.1 million Affordable Care Act grant comes to Kansas to help consumers review insurance rates
- September 23, 2013
- Kansas’ Republican political leaders continue to voice opposition to the Affordable Care Act, but the federal government continues implementation of the health reform law. By Scott Rothschild
- Kansas’ U.S. House delegation supports bill providing government funding but defunding health law
- September 20, 2013
- Kansas’ all-Republican U.S. House delegation today supported the GOP plan that would provide stopgap funding to keep the government running but only if President Barack Obama’s health care plan is defunded.
- Kansas U.S. House delegation votes for bill to cut $39 billion in food stamps over 10 years
- September 19, 2013
- All four Kansas members in the U.S. House voted for a Republican plan to cut food stamps by $39 billion that would cause nearly 4 million people to lose benefits. By Scott Rothschild
- Doctors’ offices may not see a lot of changes from Obamacare
- September 17, 2013
- How the law often known as Obamacare affects medical practices remain to be seen, but many physicians and health care experts say they don’t expect that doctors’ offices will experience a lot of changes. And Robert Lee, professor of health care policy and management at the Kansas University School of Medicine, said doctors’ offices should be able to implement the law without any major administrative headaches. By Giles Bruce
- Will young, healthy people purchase insurance under the Affordable Care Act?
- September 17, 2013
- The Affordable Care Act has a goal of near-universal coverage in the U.S., but for that to happen many young, healthy Americans will have to buy insurance. Otherwise, experts say, costs may go up for everyone else, such as people with pre-existing conditions, who for the first time will be able to purchase insurance without restrictions. By Giles Bruce
- Kansas Insurance Department holding informational hearings on ACA
- September 11, 2013
- Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has scheduled public meetings next week to provide information on health insurance changes under the Affordable Care Act. By Scott Rothschild
- Affordable Care Act nears major milestone; Brownback still opposed
- September 3, 2013
- With a month to go before the launch of a major portion of the Affordable Care Act, Gov. Sam Brownback remains opposed to the law—even as some other Republican governors have been softening their opposition and even begrudgingly accepting the new health insurance program in their states. By Scott Rothschild
- Journal-World seeking subjects for Obamacare series
- August 5, 2013
- The Journal-World is seeking people in the community to write about in a series about the Affordable Care Act’s impact on the Lawrence area.
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