Advocates and feds clash over Kansas KanCare plan
Federal officials express broad concerns about Kansas disability care under Governor Brownback as the state moves to privatize Medicaid through KanCare. About 8,600 developmentally disabled Kansans would receive long term supports. CMS halted the Jan 1 transfer, citing under served clients, with a February 1 hope for approval.
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Grant helps parents gain an education with child care
Brooke Freeman, a single parent and in home caregiver for Life Patterns Inc., lost her Kansas DCF child care subsidy after enrolling in a GED program. With two children at Ballard Center, she faced hundreds in costs, struggled to find babysitters for three months, and faced threatened employment and income while her daughter longed to return to school.
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Survey points to tax cuts
Kansas business owners say taxes and school administration costs are too high in a Kansas Chamber of Commerce survey. The tax question cites a disputed statistic, while 57 percent say state and local taxes are too high, up from 50 percent in 2012, following historic tax cuts.
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