- Local Obamacare enrollment still slowed by glitches with website
- October 31, 2013
- The local effort to enroll people in the new insurance marketplace, a major piece of the Affordable Care Act, over the past month has been slowed by technical problems with the national website, HealthCare.gov. By Giles Bruce
- Kansans have another option to investigate health insurance plans offered in marketplace
- October 30, 2013
- Kansans unable to access HealthCare.gov now have another option to check out their health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act.
- How does the Affordable Care Act affect seniors, retirees?
- October 27, 2013
- Everyone seems to want to know these days: How will the Affordable Care Act affect me? Retirees and seniors are no exception. By Giles Bruce
- After the vote, the political fallout: Moran, Jenkins support bill opening government, raising debt limit
- October 17, 2013
- The all-Republican Kansas delegation helped start the government shutdown, and on Wednesday two of its six members helped end it, voting to re-open government and lift the debt limit. By Scott Rothschild
- Moran and Jenkins join majority in voting to reopen government, raise debt limit
- 10:09 p.m., October 16, 2013 Updated 11:57 p.m.
- Early during the impasse, Kansas’ all-Republican congressional delegation supported efforts to make funding government contingent on de-funding the Affordable Care Act.
- Legislator to file bill requiring ACA navigators to be checked and licensed
- October 16, 2013
- The chairwoman of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee today said she will introduce legislation to require background checks and licensing of Affordable Care Act navigators in Kansas.
- Controversy surrounds Lawrence navigator for Affordable Care Act
- 05:06 p.m., October 14, 2013 Updated 06:58 p.m.
- A local outreach and enrollment worker for the Affordable Care Act has come under scrutiny after a national website published a story detailing her past legal problems Monday. By Giles Bruce
- LMH, Kansas hospitals report success in reducing hospital infections
- October 12, 2013
- As Kansas hospitals report a drop in the number of hospital-acquired infections, Lawrence Memorial Hospital has found success in that area as well. By Giles Bruce
- Sen. Roberts calls on HHS Secretary Sebelius to resign
- October 11, 2013
- U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., today called on Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius to resign for “gross incompetence” in the rollout of the online enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
- Obamacare enrollment slow in Lawrence thus far
- October 7, 2013
- Pictured: Rosilyn Wells, right, discusses information regarding the Affordable Care Act with Lawrence Memorial Hospital personal care assistants Barbara Harris, left, and Debra Pacheco, center. An overload of visitors to the healthcare.gov website in the first few days after the rollout of the new health insurance marketplace has delayed the application process for many Americans. Officials tasked with implementing the law in Kansas, however, caution residents to be patient, since plans bought now don’t go into effect until Jan. 1. By Giles Bruce
- 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
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