National politics

Former Congressman Jim Slattery urges passage of Iran nuclear arms deal
By Peter Hancock
August 31, 2015
Former U.S. Rep. Jim Slattery returned to his alma mater of Washburn University on Monday to speak about why he supports a proposed deal aimed at limiting Iran’s nuclear capabilities. Slattery, a Democrat, is now an attorney in private practice in Washington, D.C., and has made several trips to the Middle East to discuss U.S.-Iranian relations. By Peter Hancock
Jenkins: Leave prisoners in Guantanamo
By Peter Hancock
August 27, 2015
Republican Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins said that prisoners being held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, should stay there indefinitely, and she strongly opposes any plans to transfer them to military prisons in Kansas or South Carolina. Jenkins was in Lawrence Thursday to meet with area small business owners. By Peter Hancock
Tribes push to end Affordable Care Act coverage requirement
Associated Press
July 19, 2015
Representatives of several American Indian tribes say they support legislation introduced by congressional Republicans this week that would exempt tribes nationwide from being classified as large employers under the federal Affordable Care Act — a designation that requires tribes to pay higher insurance costs or face federal penalties.
Kansas congressional staffer sentenced for child sex charges
Associated Press
July 19, 2015
A former staffer for U.S. Rep. Tim Huelskamp has been sentenced to 12 months in prison in a Kansas child- sex case.
Kobach urges Congress to ratify health care compact that he says would avoid Obamacare
By Peter Hancock
04:07 p.m., July 13, 2015 Updated 04:26 p.m.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is urging Congress to ratify a multistate health care compact that he says would allow member states to exempt themselves from the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Kobach also says the U.S. Supreme Court got it wrong when it twice upheld the constitutionality of the federal health care law. By Peter Hancock
New birth control rule for employers with religious qualms
Associated Press
July 13, 2015
Hoping to put to rest one of the most difficult disputes over its health care law, the Obama administration Friday unveiled its latest plan to address employers’ religious objections to providing free birth control for their female workers.
Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling
Associated Press
July 8, 2015
Medicare said Wednesday it plans to pay doctors to counsel patients about end-of-life care, the same idea that sparked accusations of “death panels” and fanned a political furor around President Barack Obama’s health care law six years ago.
Local patients, health care providers relieved by Obamacare ruling; GOP vows to keep fighting
By Peter Hancock
June 25, 2015
Thursday’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court means that nearly 5,000 people in Douglas County who have bought subsidized health insurance policies through the Affordable Care Act will get to keep their coverage. That was welcome news for those policyholders, as well as for local health care providers who treat those patients. But Republican politicians who oppose the health care law, also known as Obamacare, say they’ll continue their fight to repeal or change the law. By Peter Hancock
Kansas Republicans gearing up for Obamacare fight
By Peter Hancock
June 24, 2015
While the nation waits for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, leading Kansas Republicans are gearing up for the next round of fights over the federal health insurance reform law. The ruling could affect the health insurance policies of nearly 70,000 Kansans, including nearly 5,000 from Douglas County, who bought subsidized insurance through the federal health exchange. By Peter Hancock
Senate committee approves grouse amendment
Associated Press
June 20, 2015
A U.S. Senate committee has approved an amendment that prohibits a federal agency from enforcing protections for a rare grouse.
Jenkins says women are gaining power, will soon win White House
By Peter Hancock
April 26, 2015
Republican Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins told a Lawrence audience Sunday that she thinks it won’t be long before a woman is elected president, but she wouldn’t speculate about who that woman will be. Jenkins spoke Sunday at the Dole Institute of Politics on the Kansas University campus. By Peter Hancock
Insurance companies say 2014 exchange members older, sicker
Associated Press
08:38 a.m., April 1, 2015 Updated 09:30 a.m.
Two companies that sell health insurance on the Kansas exchange say people who signed up last year tended to be older and sicker than they had anticipated.
Colleges getting out of health insurance business
Associated Press
March 29, 2015
The federal health care overhaul is leading some colleges and universities to get out of the health insurance business.
House OKs bipartisan Medicare doctor bill; fate up to Senate
Associated Press
March 26, 2015
In uncommon bipartisan harmony, the House approved a $214 billion bill on Thursday permanently blocking physician Medicare cuts, moving Congress closer to resolving a problem that has plagued it for years.
On fifth anniversary of health care law, no end to debate
Associated Press
March 23, 2015
In five years, the polemic around Obamacare hasn’t cooled much, and the permanence of the president’s achievement remains in question as the nation awaits the outcome of a Supreme Court case that could jeopardize insurance for nearly 8 million people.

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