The Kickapoo American Indian tribe in Kansas has declared a health care emergency and has requested $150,000 from Indian Health Services, the AP/Kansas City Star reports (AP/Kansas City Star, 8/27). The request will allow the tribe to continue running its health clinic through the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, according to the Topeka Capital-Journal. The [...]
The Kansas House on Tuesdayvoted 103-20 to approve legislation that would create an insurance subsidy forlow-income residents and expand other health care programs, the WichitaEaglereports. The measure would provide $4 million to fund the first year of theinsurance subsidy. The state Senate eliminated the subsidy provisions from itsversion of the bill in favor of a [...]
Summariesappear below of news about health care bills that recently were signed into lawby the governors of Kansas and New Hampshire.
Kansas: Gov. Kathleen Sebelius (D) on Sunday signed into law a bill that implements nine of 21 policy reforms sought by the Kansas Health Policy Authority, the [...]