- 13 things to understand about health insurance
- September 8, 2014
- A few facts to help you better understand your health insurance policy.
- How’s your health insurance literacy? Groups in Kansas are trying to improve it
- September 8, 2014
- The easiest way to understand health insurance is to know there’s no easy way to understand health insurance. “If you’ve seen one insurance plan, you’ve seen one insurance plan,” said Joe Pedley, chief financial officer at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. That’s why groups across the state are trying to improve residents’ health insurance literacy. By Giles Bruce
- Jenkins frustrated with lack of strategy for Ukraine crisis
- August 29, 2014
- Rep. Lynn Jenkins hopes President Barack Obama will outline a strategy to Congress when it reconvenes next week about how to respond to Russian military incursions into Ukraine. Both she and her Democratic opponent in this year’s election, Margie Wakefield, say they are not yet ready to commit to a military response. By Peter Hancock
- Health Care Access parts ways with executive director
- August 14, 2014
- The board of directors of Health Care Access, Douglas County’s safety-net health clinic for the uninsured, has parted ways with its executive director, Shelly Wakeman. Kim Polson, the clinic’s data and policy coordinator, has taken over as interim director. By Giles Bruce
- About 1,800 Kansans at risk of losing ACA coverage
- August 13, 2014
- About 1,800 Kansans who enrolled in health insurance through HealthCare.gov are at risk of losing their coverage if they don’t provide proof of citizenship or immigration status by early next month.
- Kansas’ uninsured rate rose in 2014, Gallup poll finds
- August 6, 2014
- Kansas’ uninsured rate has risen in the past year more than any other state’s, according to a Gallup Well-Being poll released this week. By Giles Bruce
- Lawrence college students holding garage sale to benefit Heartland
- July 25, 2014
- Two college students are holding a garage sale this weekend to benefit a local safety-net clinic.
- Kansans to receive more than $3.6 million in insurance reimbursements under Obamacare
- July 24, 2014
- Nearly 60,000 Kansans are expected to receive more than $3.6 million in reimbursements from their insurance companies under a provision of the Affordable Care Act.
- Kansas, Kentucky took different paths on Affordable Care Act — and got different results
- July 13, 2014
- Kentucky fully participates in the Affordable Care Act, having eased the eligibility requirements for Medicaid and created its own health insurance marketplace, while Kansas does not. In turn, Kentucky has reduced its uninsured population by, according to some estimates, two-thirds, while Kansas has barely made a dent in its number of residents who lack health coverage. By Giles Bruce
- Huelskamp faces GOP challenge in Kan. 1st District
- July 5, 2014
- The Republican congressman from the sprawling 1st District of western and central Kansas has found himself increasingly on the defensive while campaigning in the GOP primary race back home. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, a tea party favorite and Kansas farmer known for his criticism of the GOP leadership in Washington, is seeking a third two-year term to represent this agricultural district. At the end of 2012, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio stripped Huelskamp of the farm state’s nearly automatic seat on the House Agriculture Committee. A member of the Kansas delegation had served on that panel for nearly 100 years.
- Hobby Lobby case based on 1993 law that had bipartisan support
- June 30, 2014
- Kansas University constitutional law scholar Rick Levy said Monday the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Hobby Lobby contraception case shows that an unwritten law — the law of unintended consequences — is alive and well. By Scott Rothschild
- New Obama press secretary, a Kansas City native, is more honey, less vinegar
- June 20, 2014
- Josh Earnest comes to the job of White House press secretary with a reputation for Midwestern affability and a style of relating to the media that’s more honey and less vinegar.
- Democrats allege campaign violation by Jenkins; Jenkins’ office denies impropriety
- June 2, 2014
- The Kansas Democratic Party on Monday alleged that U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins violated ethics rules related to compensation of her campaign manager. Jenkins’ office said the allegation is baseless. By Scott Rothschild
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins files for re-election
- May 27, 2014
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins on Tuesday filed to run for re-election, calling her presumed Democratic opponent Margie Wakefield a liberal “gal” who was better suited to represent San Francisco than eastern Kansas. By Scott Rothschild
- Number of Kansans who signed up for insurance through marketplace exceeds government’s expectations
- May 1, 2014
- The number of Kansans who enrolled in the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplace exceed the federal government’s expectations, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday. By Giles Bruce
- Letter: Deficit trends January 29, 2015 · 16 comments
- Man critical after early-morning shooting; suspect arrested after high-speed chase January 30, 2015 · 9 comments
- Kansas police officers may be required to wear body cameras January 29, 2015 · 16 comments
- Senate passes bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline January 29, 2015 · 3 comments
- ACLU asks Lawrence schools to suspend mentoring program January 29, 2015 · 4 comments
- Opinion: Anti-Semitism poses growing threat January 30, 2015 · 3 comments
- Kobach pushing bills to limit ballot withdrawals and to allow straight-party voting January 28, 2015 · 37 comments
- Lawrence conference center feasibility study due mid-February January 29, 2015 · 7 comments
- Kansas bill would protect public comments from civil lawsuits January 29, 2015 · 3 comments
- Kansas teachers' collective bargaining plan might not satisfy lawmakers January 29, 2015 · 2 comments
- StopGap aids transition from foster care to adulthood December 25, 2011
- Man critical after early-morning shooting; suspect arrested after high-speed chase January 30, 2015
- Column: Jayhawks banking on Mason January 29, 2015
- ACLU asks Lawrence schools to suspend mentoring program January 29, 2015
- Lawhorn's Lawrence: A dentist who will make you smile January 10, 2015
- Self will ‘take the win,’ but that’s all January 29, 2015
- Plan for state to take over OSHA enforcement still has some support January 21, 2015
- Quick-thinking school bus driver saves Baldwin City home from flames January 29, 2015
- Kansas teachers' collective bargaining plan might not satisfy lawmakers January 29, 2015
- Lawrence school board members defend recess August 3, 2014
