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by Andy Marso, KHI News Service Gov. Sam Brownback said Friday he’s unconvinced Medicaid expansion is an answer to the financial woes of rural Kansas hospitals and suggested they should innovate instead. During a news conference Friday, Brownback was asked about a Reuters story on the improving financial fortunes of public hospitals in states that … Continue reading “Brownback says hospitals need innovation, not Medicaid expansion”

But Obamacare politics and state budget problems remain barriers for them to overcome by Jim McLean, KHI News Service Editor’s note: This is the second of two stories looking at Medicaid expansion in Missouri and Kansas. This story looks at the failure to expand Medicaid in Kansas. The first story looked at the failure to … Continue reading “Kansas groups gear up for yet another run at Medicaid expansion”

by Laura Ziegler, Heartland Health Monitor Facing additional funding cuts from the state, the Kansas Bioscience Authority has laid off seven of its 13 full-time staff members and altered the primary focus of its mission – to invest in bioscience startups in the state. The KBA also will stop making any new investments in its … Continue reading “Kansas Bioscience Authority shrinks staff, stops investing”