- Roberts, Moran vote for bill avoiding fiscal cliff; Jenkins, Yoder, Pompeo, Huelskamp vote against it
- January 1, 2013
- Kansas’ all-Republican delegation split Tuesday on the bill that avoided sending the federal government over the so-called fiscal cliff. U.S. Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran voted for the bill, and all four U.S. representatives voted against it. Those are Lynn Jenkins of Topeka, whose district includes Lawrence; Kevin Yoder of Overland Park, Mike Pompeo of Wichita and Tim Huelskamp of Fowler. By Scott Rothschild.
- Managed-care organizations staff up in preparation for KanCare
- December 29, 2012
- Three managed care organizations have increased their presence in Kansas with staff and facilities as they prepare to implement the KanCare system of Medicaid services. The hiring of several hundred employees — and more likely in the coming years — is an unexpected bonus for Gov. Sam Brownback. New hires mean more revenue and economic activity in Kansas as the state aims to save nearly $1 billion over five years by curbing the growth in its share of health care costs. By The Associated Press
- In new year expect more dueling over health care
- December 29, 2012
- Gov. Sam Brownback spent 2012 stiff-arming Obamacare, but received federal permission to turn over the Kansas Medicaid program to private companies. That kind of maneuvering will likely continue in 2013 as more of the Affordable Care Act — commonly referred to as Obamacare — becomes a reality, the new KanCare Medicaid system takes effect next week, and a major decision awaits on whether to expand Medicaid coverage to tens of thousands of Kansans. By Scott Rothschild
- KanCare program earns final federal approval
- December 28, 2012
- Federal officials have finalized terms with Kansas for the state’s new managed care plan for Medicaid. By The Associated Press
- Study: ‘Fiscal cliff’ may cost Kansas 40,000 jobs, $2.75 billion GDP
- December 13, 2012
- Kansas could lose more than 40,000 jobs next year, most of them in the private sector, if no deal is reached to avert mandatory tax hikes and spending cuts to defense and other federal operations under the “fiscal cliff,” according to an economic analysis.
- Lawrence attorney named ombudsman under new KanCare program
- December 12, 2012
- James Bart, a Lawrence attorney, on Wednesday was named as the ombudsman who will help customers who are having any problems with the state’s new Medicaid system called KanCare. By Scott Rothschild
- ‘Fiscal cliff’ could cost millions for KU, students
- December 10, 2012
- Should the nation tumble over the “fiscal cliff” in January, the financial effect on Kansas University and its students could total tens of millions of dollars. Depending on how long a federal budget sequester lasts, it could burden students with federal loans, put research at risk and eliminate jobs at KU. By Matt Erickson
- Feds approve KanCare; program to launch on Jan. 1
- December 7, 2012
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday said that federal officials have given Kansas the go-ahead to implement the state’s new Medicaid system known as KanCare on Jan. 1. By Scott Rothschild
- Local schools, governments, health providers bracing for “fiscal cliff”
- December 3, 2012
- Deep cuts in federal spending would have a big impact on local schools, health care and social services. By Peter Hancock
- Powerful supermajorities elected to statehouses could have broad consequences
- November 19, 2012
- There’s a new superpower growing in the Great Plains and the South, where bulging Republican majorities in state capitols could dramatically cut taxes and change public education with barely a whimper of resistance from Democrats.
- Governor: No state-federal health care partnership
- November 8, 2012
- Gov. Sam Brownback says Kansas will have a federally run health insurance exchange, after he declined to support Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger’s application for a state-federal partnership.
- Republicans retain control of House
- November 6, 2012
- Hardly anybody likes Congress. Yet despite public disgust with the gridlock between lawmakers and President Barack Obama that has dominated the past two years, Republicans remain in position to continue controlling the House for the next two years, probably by about the same margin as now.
- Longtime Indian activist Russell Means dies at 72
- October 22, 2012
- Russell Means, who died Monday from throat cancer at age 72, spent a lifetime as a modern American Indian warrior. He railed against broken treaties, fought for the return of stolen land and even took up arms against the federal government. By Dirk Lammers and Kristi Eaton
- Congressional wealth detailed in Washington Post report
- October 11, 2012
- The Washington Post recently did a special report on the personal wealth of legislators in Congress.
- State panel wants more information before ruling on Obama’s ballot eligibility
- 05:01 p.m., September 13, 2012 Updated 11:29 p.m.
- Kansas election officials said Thursday that they want more information before deciding whether to remove President Barack Obama from the state’s November ballot.
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