Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. House Republicans are debating cutbacks to Medicaid, the health care program for lower-income Americans and some people with ...

TOPEKA — Medicaid spending is increasing in Kansas as enrollment declines, and the same trend appears across the country, according to a series of reports released Thursday. KFF, a health policy ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - The Kansas Legislature has appropriated $10 million to increase Medicaid dental rates, which took effect on July 1. According to a press release from Oral Health Kansas, Kansas ...

State auditors found Kansas spent more than $2 million attempting to clear a backlog of unprocessed first-time applications for Medicaid, Lawrence Journal-World reports. Auditors also reported the ...

The federal government has approved Kansas' request to double its provider tax from 3% to 6%. This tax increase will benefit Kansas hospitals by maximizing federal matching funds for the Medicaid ...

Aetna’s Medicaid contract in Kansas is still at risk, but state regulators said the insurer is turning around its operations for the better, NPR affiliate KCUR reports. Aetna Better Health, which ...

Kansas Congresswoman Sharice Davids talks about the Big Beautiful Bill on July 29, 2025 during KCUR's Up To Date. Kansas Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids said that Kansans will begin to feel the effects ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins appears on the House floor on April 10, 2025 Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, says in ...

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, says in an interview with ALEC that one of his objectives will be to reduce overall state spending by $200 million and target Medicaid for spending cuts ...