Health reform has not played such a dominant role in public debate and policymaking for nearly 20 years. While there is growing agreement that fundamental changes must be made given the growing costs of health care and the toll that takes on individuals and the economy, there is still wide disagreement on what meaningful reform should entail. KHI researchers and journalists monitor and report on health reform efforts at the state and federal levels.
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Full text of the president's speech on health reform given Wednesday in the East Room at the White House to a crowd of doctors, nurses and other medical providers.
0 | Dec. 14, 2009 |
Health reform has been a primary topic of discussion over the past several months. Although lawmakers completed work on the U.S. House bill several weeks ago, debate on the U.S. Senate bill is ongoing. As the legislative process unfolds and more details about the bills are released, state policymakers are working to identify and anticipate how the legislation may impact Kansas.
0 | Nov. 08, 2009 |
Health policy can be affected by a number of factors, including political and personal beliefs; governmental structures and public opinion.
0 | Nov. 01, 2009 |
States will play an important role in carrying out the reforms of the health care system that are now being debated by Congress. Information from the National Academy for State Health Policy is available to help states better understand what they may be tasked with in the coming months.
0 | Nov. 01, 2009 |
The Kaiser Family Foundation has developed an interactive tool for users to compare various components of the health reform proposals that are now being debated by Congress.
0 | Feb. 14, 2008 |
Several states are using reinsurance programs to stabilize small group markets and expand access to health insurance coverage. This issue brief explains reinsurance and discusses how it might be used as part of a broader set of health reforms in Kansas.
0 | Mar. 04, 2010 |
President Obama is likely to have the support of only one Kansas member of Congress for his new health reform proposal. But even that remains uncertain.
0 | Mar. 03, 2010 |
Full text of the president's speech on health reform given Wednesday in the East Room at the White House to a crowd of doctors, nurses and other medical providers.
0 | Mar. 02, 2010 |
Sponsors said a proposed rewrite of the state constitution was needed to let the federal government know Kansans don't want to be told they must buy health insurance. But opponents say it was a plan created by the health insurance industry to preserve a failed status quo.
0 | Feb. 25, 2010 |
President's health reform summmit draws mixed response from Kansas Republican leaders. Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger liked some Democrat and some Republican ideas. Sen. Pat Roberts and Congressman Jerry Moran said they saw no progress.
0 | Feb. 23, 2010 |
State insurance regulators said President Barack Obama goes too far with his proposal Monday to give the federal government new power to reject health insurance rate increases.
0 | Mar. 08, 2010 |
Bills designed to increase federal support for home and community based services were dealt a major setback Monday when legislators learned federal officials were unlikely to go along with the plan.
0 | Mar. 08, 2010 |
The House Judiciary Committee introduced a resolution to amend the state constitution to give the Legislature authority to limit non-economic damages in personal injury cases.
0 | Mar. 05, 2010 |
Senate Pres. Steve Morris said the federal government should continue to pay a greater share of Medicaid costs.
0 | Mar. 09, 2010 |
“My mother had a habit of leaving me – when I was 10 years old -- with my four brothers and sisters while my dad was in rehab for a week or two at a time,” Rachel Perkins, 19, said Monday during testimony before the House Federal and State Affairs Committee.
0 | Mar. 04, 2010 |
SB 447 would require all child-care facilities to be inspected at least once every 15 months and create standards of care.
0 | Jun. 05, 2007 |
Enrollment in the free and reduced price school meals program could help identify children who are eligible for public health insurance.
1 | Feb. 16, 2010 |
“We’re not reaching the people we need to be reaching with our existing programs,” said Steve Denny, who runs an outreach program for seniors at the Independence-based Four County Mental Health Center.
1 | Feb. 02, 2010 |
Legislators this week are holdings hearings on a proposal that would mean stricter standards for some home day care centers.
1 | Jan. 25, 2010 |
Last year, nine of the state’s 27 community mental health centers spent more money than they took in.
1 | Jan. 11, 2010 |
Gov. Mark Parkinson, a Democrat, unveiled key details of a budget plan that calls for raising the state sales tax one cent and boosting tobacco taxes to forestall deeper cuts to schools and to roll back cuts in Medicaid provider rates. But Republican leaders said it would be a bad idea to raise taxes during a recession.
1 | Dec. 21, 2009 |
Nine states have been awarded almost $73 million in federal bonus payments for enrolling more children in their state-run health insurance programs. But Kansas wasn't among them despite expectations by some.