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Democrats allege campaign violation by Jenkins; Jenkins’ office denies impropriety
By Scott Rothschild
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
By Scott Rothschild
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
By Giles Bruce
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
Report: 57,000 Kansans found exchange health plans
Associated Press
May 1, 2014
A new report says more Kansas residents than the federal government had anticipated selected health insurance coverage through an online marketplace.
Teacher protests follow Brownback
By Scott Rothschild
April 23, 2014
Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday headed west to discuss some of his accomplishments during the 2014 legislative session and was met with protests by teachers who are upset that he signed into law the repeal of teacher tenure. Also Wednesday, Brownback signed into law a bill that could put Kansas officials in charge of Medicare and other federally funded health programs in the state and a bill that strips cities and counties of the power to regulate firearms and nullifies existing local gun ordinances. By Scott Rothschild
Obama announces Sebelius resignation, successor
Associated Press
April 11, 2014
President Barack Obama praised outgoing Health and Human Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for helping to steer his health care law’s comeback after a rocky rollout, even as he nominated a successor aimed at helping the White House move past the political damage.
Kathleen Sebelius resigns from Obama Cabinet
Associated Press
09:24 p.m., April 10, 2014 Updated 08:14 a.m.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is resigning from the Obama administration after the rocky rollout of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law, a White House official said Thursday.
Faces of the uninsured: five years later
By Giles Bruce
March 29, 2014
In 2009, the Journal-World profiled four Douglas County residents who lacked health insurance. Since then, a lot has changed: The Affordable Care Act passed at the federal level, with the aim of expanding insurance to most of those who previously went without it. What has that meant for the four people the Journal-World wrote about five years ago? We revisit their stories today. By Giles Bruce
Lesser prairie chicken listed as threatened
Staff and wire reports
03:20 p.m., March 27, 2014 Updated 05:38 p.m.
The Obama administration announced Thursday it is placing the lesser prairie chicken on a list of threatened species, a move that could affect oil and gas drilling, wind farms and other activities in Kansas and four other states. Gov. Sam Brownback criticized the move as a federal overreach and said the state is looking for ways to respond. Kansas environmental groups’ reactions were mixed.
Kansas Senate passes bill barring Medicaid expansion
Associated Press
March 26, 2014
The Republican-dominated Kansas Senate wants to indefinitely extend a ban on expanding the state’s Medicaid program in line with the federal health care overhaul.
About half of eligible Kansans have enrolled in health insurance marketplace
By Giles Bruce
March 14, 2014
Nearly 30,000 Kansans have selected a plan on the health insurance marketplace, part of the Affordable Care Act, through the first of this month, the Department of Health and Human Services reported this week. By Giles Bruce
Kansas weighs regulating health care ‘navigators’
The Associated Press
March 11, 2014
The Kansas Senate has given first-round approval to new regulations for counselors who help consumers navigate the federal online health insurance marketplace.
Insurance department allows insurers to extend health plans that aren’t compliant with ACA
Staff Reports
March 7, 2014
The Kansas Insurance Department has given the OK to insurers in the state that they can continue to renew health insurance policies that don’t meet the requirements of the Affordable Care Act, a day after President Obama extended the deadline until October 2016.
Jenkins bill to delay individual insurance mandate would be vetoed, White House says
Staff Reports
March 4, 2014
A proposal by U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Topeka, which would delay the individual health insurance mandate for one year under the Affordable Care Act, would be vetoed by President Barack Obama, the White House said Tuesday.
Lawrence Memorial Hospital lowers number of pneumonia re-admissions, starts being penalized under federal program
By Giles Bruce
February 19, 2014
While Lawrence Memorial Hospital significantly reduced its pneumonia readmission rates from 2012 to 2013, the hospital has begun being penalized under a federal program to cut down on readmissions. By Giles Bruce

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