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The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named ...
Medicaid is a program that is not solely funded at the federal level. States provide up to half of the funding for Medicaid. In some states, counties also contribute funds. Unlike Medicare, Medicaid is a means-tested, needs-based social welfare or social protection program rather than a social insurance program. Eligibility is determined ...
A day after holding the first public hearings on Medicaid expansion in four years, Kansas Republicans on a health committee rejected the bill. ... R-Wichita, chairs the House health committee that ...
Colorado is a Medicaid expansion state, and unlike Kansas, it has not lost a rural hospital. Not one. I saw the difference between a state that did not expand Medicaid — and one that did.
The Kansas Legislature has scheduled public hearings for Wednesday on the issue of Medicaid expansion, which hasn't gotten a hearing since 2020. Medicaid expansion in Kansas is about to get its ...
In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1886, Wichita County was established.
Medicaid expansion, which was made available in the Affordable Care Act, is estimated to extend coverage to more than 150,000 Kansans. The state is one of 10 in the nation that has not yet ...
Governor credits more political approach. Kansas entered the 2024 legislative session as one of 10 states that hasn't expanded Medicaid following the 2010 federal Affordable Care Act, though some ...