Kansas KanCare privatization under fire from lawmakers and providers
Legislators and Medicaid service providers pressed Brownback administration over KanCare privatization amid a $350 million tax shortfall. A Leavitt Partners report questioned whether cost savings came at providers’ expense and highlighted limited gains in health outcomes, while officials defended progress and warned of further budget cuts and risks to safety-net clinics.
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Kassebaum and Landon honored on Kansas Walk of Honor
Bronze plaques reveal the first father daughter duo to be inducted in the Kansas Walk of Honor at the Capitol. The Kansas Historical Society ceremony honored Nancy Landon Kassebaum and Alf Landon for political impact and public service.
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