Medicaid Reforms Stoking Kansas Physician Alarm
The Kansas Medicaid KanCare program faces a 4 percent reimbursement cut proposed to address the budget. Physicians, dentists, pharmacists, and hospitals warn cuts threaten practice sustainability and patient access. Salina Regional Health Center projects about $600,000 yearly loss, with emergency visits rising before leveling off. Critics say cutting care for the vulnerable worsens long term costs and blame Gov. Brownback’s budget handling.
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lions cubs move sparks critique of research access
A GCTelegram staff picked online comment questions a free online research mandate. The piece also reports Whitney Buchman, Lee Richardson Zoo education curator, discussing four male lion cubs planned for transfer from a local facility to the Denver Zoo and the potential family dynamics involved.
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Cosmopolitan vs native divides in Brexit Trump pose
The column discerns a Western cleavage between cosmopolitans and nativists through Douthat Drezner and Saunders analyses. It notes Trump’s appeal among the poorly educated and older voters, contrasts cosmopolitan youth with older sensibilities, and observes Trump supporters share an enemy with their critics.
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The 4 Goys Could Spur Change For Kansas Politics
Davis Merritt reflects on Kansas politics from Wichita, noting the rise of a four-Democrat coalition to curb Gov. Brownback’s agenda. He weighs the shift from moderate to aggressive right, cites Frank Wuthnow Mayer critics, and asks if a realignment or third party could restore bipartisan compromise.
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Clinton receives free pass from Comey on email case
FBI director James Comey recommended no prosecution for Hillary Clinton over private emails. He labeled the handling as extremely careless, not gross negligence, stirring debate on trust and political impact among voters.
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