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(Sept. 10, 2025) – Today, the Senate Government Oversight Committee heard from the state inspector general on a variety of topics related to the State Nutritional Assistance Program, as well as active audits and those in process.
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(Sept. 10, 2025) – The Senate Vice President Tim Shallenburger (R-Baxter Springs) requested an interim committee to discuss the topics of 340B and Pharmacy Benefit Managers. The 2025 Special Committee on Pharmaceutical Studies committee meeting has been set for Sept. 26.
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(Sept. 9, 2025) – Yesterday, the House Select Committee on Government Oversight, chaired by Representative Kristey Williams (R-Augusta), continued discussions on the topic of the Kansas Board of Nursing.
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(Sept. 9, 2025) – While legislative committees continue to meet between sessions, the calendar for committee schedules is subject to change at any time. These are upcoming committees as we know them.
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(Sept. 10, 2025) – These dinners are designed for hospital leadership, staff and board members to speak with our elected officials and their staff about issues of importance. We hope that you will use this opportunity to engage with policymakers while KHA is in your area.
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(August 26, 2025) – Today, the Legislative Budget Committee heard an overview of state impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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(August 26, 2025) – KHA is gearing up for its next Advocacy All-Star Training, Oct. 20-22, designed for hospital champions who want to sharpen their advocacy skills and help protect access to healthcare in Kansas communities.
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(August 20, 2025) – Today, the Special Committee on Health and Social Services heard from conferees with information from other states about how they tackled state hospital challenges, including privatization.
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(August 20, 2025) – Today, the State Employee Health Commission discussed the existing wellness contract and response from other bidders including: Health By Design, Marathon Health and Vera Whole Health.
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(August 19, 2025) – The committee is focused on the rising and continuing costs of the supplemental nurse staffing agencies at state hospitals. The committee asked conferees for lists of ideas to help with the costs and said their goal is to explore those as they head into building next year’s budget.
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