Kansas

This Kansas Health Institute issue brief examines a proposal by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s administration to change the structure and operations of the $2.8 billion Kansas Medicaid program.

This Kansas Health Institute brief examines the Affordable Care Act’s provisions for employers and how these rules might alter the system of employment-based insurance.

Fact sheet on the insurance status of Kansans based on recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau.

This report details the 8 states' experiences convening stakeholders, helping primary care practices improve performance, and addressing antitrust concerns that arise when multiple payers come together to create a medical home program.

The Kansas Insurance Department Health Insurance Exchanges work group made recommendations to their Steering Committee on navigator training, navigator licensing/certification and governance structure for an exchange. The Committee also received a briefing on consumer education and outreach.

Analysis and presentation by Kansas City based Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP on how the state based exchanges will affect health insurance.

A memo from the Kansas Health Institute to the Kansas Health Benefit Exchange Background Research Work group outlining estimates for six basic Exchange planning questions.

A compilation of resources Kansas Health Benefit Exchange Work Group has used to start planning the operations of their exchange.

Kansas Insurance Department's workplan, timeline, tracking document, and reccomendations for the state's health benefit exchange to become operational January 1, 2014.

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger has requested a waiver from HHS for the medical loss ratio requirement under the ACA.