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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 2016
Page
4
The Kansas Senate backed step therapy to cut KanCare costs, requiring Medicaid patients with chronic conditions to try cheaper drugs first and only move to costlier options if necessary. Critics warn the policy could interfere with doctor patient relationships and harm vulnerable residents.
A Kansas editorial criticizes step therapy as dangerous and cruel forcing psychiatrists to use costlier drugs after failures. It accuses ultraconservative lawmakers including Powell Love Holmes of pushing budget cuts, claiming $10.6 million in savings is unlikely and could raise emergency care costs. The piece labels the policy hateful and counterproductive, urging rejection of fail first tactics.
A Kansas bill proposes a statewide foster parent pilot granting an exemption from standard child care facility licensing. State Sen. Forrest Knox, R-Altoona, asserts many Kansas families fail to help children due to state limits while critics warn about safety and oversight. The online reader comment references chemotherapy and illness in families reacting to a separate medicinal marijuana case by Shona Banda, highlighting alarm over policy, rights, and state support.
The Telegram invites signed letters under 500 words with writer address and phone. Letters are edited for libel and length and confirmed before publication. Thank you notes are general. form letters poems consumer claims or business testimonials will not be printed. Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 Phone 620 276 6862 Ext 201 Fax 866 379 2675 editor actelegram www gctelegram com
A conservative op ed argues that Democratic progressives like Sanders and Clinton promote envy and redistribution over hard work and self-reliance. It contrasts Founders liberty with modern calls for government programs, urging personal responsibility and resilience. It cites Booker T. Washington and Lombardi to buttress a verdict that envy erodes the public good and national debt grows as self-interest dominates.
John Schlageck urges Kansas farmers and ranchers to actively tell their agriculture story to Topeka lawmakers. He cites rural populations, Farm Bureau tools, and direct outreach via calls, notes, emails, and personal visits as essential to shaping policy and sustaining rural communities.
A brisk, wry column vents about chronic sleep deprivation and cultural pressure to sleep more. It contrasts millennials allegedly averaging nearly nine hours with older adults and mocks self help lore while warning of varied life costs. The piece riffs on sleep myths, work ethic, and the guilt of leisure.
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