CMS Finds Kansas KanCare Out Of Compliance
Federal CMS findings show Kansas KanCare HCBS deficiencies with low plan updates for autism and intellectual disability waiver participants. Documentation gaps and limited provider choice records prompt a corrective action plan by KDHE and ongoing legislative scrutiny. Officials differ on CMS motives amid bipartisan concern.
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KanCare
Kansas
KDHE
Angela de Rocha
Capital Journal
Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services
Mike Randol
de Rocha
Partici
Pation
Sean Gatewood
Kan- Care Advocates
Gatewood
Vicki Schmidt
R-Topeka
Senate Health and Public Welfare Committee
Laura Kelly
Topeka
Kelly
House Health and Human Services Committee
Dan Hawkins
Wichita
Kobach Pushes Sanctuary City Bill Tied to ICE Cooperation
Secretary of State Kris Kobach promotes a bill to bar Kansas cities and counties from sanctuary policies and to compel cooperation with ICE. The measure would strip state funding from violators, with the attorney general as arbiter, mirroring a Trump executive order and amid Sedgwick County assessing impacts.
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United States
Sedgwick
Avocado tariffs loom over Garden City Hispanic market
Mexico’s tariff plan could raise costs for staples like avocados and tequila, threatening local shops. Juan Andrade of El Remedio Market warns prices may double as supply from Mexico shrinks and California cannot fill gaps, with Garden City’s Hispanic community most affected.
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Washington Post
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U.S
California
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el Remedio
E. Fulton St
Cal
Andrade
Garden City
American Southwest
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