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Kansas Virtual Health Care Career Day - Feb. 18
The Kansas Virtual Health Care Career Day is an opportunity to hear from health care professionals in the field about their day-to-day routine and what a career in health care means to them.
KHA Health Care Preceptor Academy - Feb. 19
Our Preceptor Academy team has formed a collaboration with the Midwest Clinical Instruction Regional Network to provide updated materials, content, and support for our Health Care Preceptor Academy. Preceptors assume the vital role of orienting new staff to their roles, as well as onboarding them to the department's and organization's culture.
Revenue Cycle Webinar - Feb. 19
For more information regarding this webinar, contact the KHA Education Department at (785) 233-7436 or mwilley@kha-net.org.
Virtual Abstraction Training - Feb. 24
This training is designed to help participants with quality data reporting for programs like the Medicare Beneficiary Quality Improvement Program.
Management and Leadership Training Webinar Series - Part 4 -Don’t Wait Until They Leave, Stay Interviews- Feb. 25
The Kansas Hospital Association is offering a four-part Management Development Webinar Series designed to equip both new and experienced managers with the essential nuts and bolts of effective management.
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Tara Mays
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Pharmacy-Related Topics Take the Stage and House and Senate Debate and Take Votes on Bills
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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, January 27, 2026
House Committee on Social Services Budget Recommends State Hospital Budgets, Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears Bill on Bethell Committee Meetings, Budget Committees Hear About Health-Related Topics, House Health Hears Scope of Practice Bill,
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Capitol Comments for Monday, January 26, 2026
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Talks Medicare Advantage Oversight, House Health and Human Services Committee Works Bills
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Capitol Comments for Friday, January 23, 2026
Bethell Committee Meets, Ways and Means Human Services Subcommittee Meets, Next Week's Schedule, Bill Tracker
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, January 22, 2026
House Health and Human Services Committee Hears from Inspector General, House Insurance Hears from Insurance Commissioner and Discusses 340B and KHA's Advocacy Day
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Meetings to Hear from Agencies, The House Appropriations Committee Reports Out Some Health-Related Budgets, House Health and Human Services Holds Bill Hearing.
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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears from Inspector General, The House Appropriations Committee Hears Report-Outs on Health Budgets, Housing Topic Discussed in Committees, House Health and Human Services Discusses Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center
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Capitol Comments for Friday, January 16, 2026
House Social Services Budget Updates, Next Week's Schedule and KHA Bill Tracker
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, January 15, 2026
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Hears from the Insurance Department, Senate Ways and Means Hears about Federal Funding Expenditures, House Takes Final Action Votes, House Health and Human Services Sees Silver-Haired Legislature Priorities
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, January 14, 2026
House Social Services Budget Committee Reviews Interim Recommendations, Senate Public Health and Welfare Receives Updates from KDHE, Joint Budget Committees Review Governor's Budget Presentation, House Health Holds Initial Meeting, Highlights from Last Night's State of the State
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