KanCare, Kansas’ Medicaid program, will cover doula services for its pregnant beneficiaries beginning July 1. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said in a release that the policy change aims to improve maternal health…

I’ve served as CEO of Hays Medical Center for seven years. Our hospital has served the city of Hays, Ellis County and the surrounding region for 33 years. Our entire Northwest Health Alliance network of…

Expanding Medicaid in Kansas will never have a chance as long as untruths are allowed to pass as truths. For example: “I do look at this as Medicaid Expansion as socialized medicine, and the United…

In a report published earlier this month by the Kansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee (KMMRC), the state’s maternal outcomes have worsened in recent years. Both pregnancy-related deaths and illnesses increased between 2016 and 2020. According…

TOPEKA — A Kansas advocacy organization said state records indicated children comprised two-thirds of the 45,000 people who have lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons since the restart in April of eligibility assessments halted during…

Over the next 18 months, the state of Kansas will have an opportunity to improve the health of Kansans. Taking advantage of this opportunity will not require passing legislation. Instead, it will require the state…

TOPEKA — Master hair stylist Katy Everitt learned during the pandemic that cancer thought to be in remission had spread to her liver. The 36-year-old Topekan has no health insurance, but she cobbled together an…

In February, United WE released a report highlighting the growing gender inequalities in our state, particularly in healthcare. Last week, state lawmakers made a small step towards progress on this issue. The newest budget funds…

TOPEKA — An audit by the Medicaid inspector general in Kansas identified oversight shortcomings in the state’s home and community based service programs that raised questions of potential overpayment to managed-care companies and control weaknesses…

Last week the Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University published the results from the 2021 Kansas Speaks survey. For those not familiar with Kansas Speaks, it is an annual public opinion…