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Healthworks Board Meeting - May 21
Healthworks has a 13-member board of directors. KHA is the sole member of Healthworks. The directors are KHA members and others who support the vision and values of the Foundation. Since 1969, Healthworks has played an important role in helping KHA achieve its mission and vision.
KHSC Board Meeting - May 26
KHSC is a wholly owned subsidiary of KHA. Therefore, a secondary objective of KHSC is to support KHA in meeting its mission of serving hospitals. Its mission is to provide enhanced value to KHA members by evaluating and endorsing selected vendors of services needed by the KHA membership. KHSC will be a valuable resource to Kansas healthcare facilities and the Kansas Hospital Association as they serve their constituents.
KHA Board Retreat - May 27-29
KHA has a 21-member board of directors. They meet at least five times a year. Each board member holds three-year terms, with a two-term limit. The board has a composition of members from all geographic areas of Kansas all sizes and types of member hospitals are represented. The board also includes two hospital trustees and two physician members. Other participants include the American Hospital Association delegate.
Pioneer Health Network Board Meeting - June 3
For more information about this event, contact Dee Dee Dewell at (316) 755-5633.
SHIP Quarterly Webinar - June 3
The Kansas Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) is a federal-supported program to support small rural hospitals activities related to quality improvement and investments towards meaningful use of health information technology.
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Tara Mays
Tara Mays
Vice President State Legislative Relations
tmays@kha-net.org
(785) 233-7436, Ext. 124
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Capitol Comments Newsletters

Listed here are the most recent issues of Capitol Comments, daily highlights of the Kansas Legislature. Click on the issue you wish to read.

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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Thursday, May 7
Bethell Committee Holds First Post-Session Meeting, It's Spring ... Time to Hit the Links with the KHA-PAC!
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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Thursday, April 16
2026 Session Wrap-Up Report and Now Is a Great Time to Visit with Legislators
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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Friday, April 10, 2026
Legislature Holds Day 2 of Veto Session
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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Thursday, April 9, 2026
Legislature Returns, Vetoes Take Center Stage, New Tax Bills Take Shape with Leadership in the House and Senate Meeting to Conference and House and Senate Take Action on Outstanding Items
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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Friday, March 27, 2026
Budget Bill Passes House and Senate, Governor Vetoes, Legislature Overrides Health Tax Bill and Health-Related Bill Bundles Continue Toward the Governor's Desk
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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Thursday, March 26, 2026
Health Bill Bundles Make Their Way Through House and Senate, Budget Taken Up by the Senate and House and Tax Conference Continues Work
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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Health Conference Committee Completes Work, Agreement Made on Data Sharing and Medicaid Eligibility Bills, Budget Conference Committee Wraps Up, and PBM Reform Heads to the Governor
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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Monday, March 23, 2026
PBM Reform Passes, Budget Discussions Close in on Agreement, House Health Conference Reaches Agreement on Some Items
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Capitol Comments Newsletter for Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears AA Topic and Works Bills, Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Passes out HB 2703, Senate Tax Committee Passes Taxing Authority Bill, House Committee on Welfare Reform Works Eligibility Bill, House Takes Up AA Bill and Others, Senate Floor Work
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Capitol Comments for Monday, March 16, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Works Bills, Senate Takes Up Health Care Bills and New Representative Sworn in Today
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Capitol Comments for Friday, March 13, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears Medical Freedom Bill, Senate Education Committee Hears Medical Loan Repayment Bill, Next Week's Schedule,
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, March 12, 2026
PBM Reform Bill Heard in House Insurance Committee, Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Hears Group Insurance Pools, Senate Public Health and Welfare Holds Hearing on Board of Nursing Bill and House Welfare Reform Committee Holds Hearing on Redetermination Bill.
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Senate Public Health Hears and Works Bills, Senate Federal and State Affairs Hears House Bills, House and Senate Take Final Votes and Debate Bills
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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, March 10, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears Bills and Makes Recommendations on Compact Bills and Confirmations, House Appropriations Committee Hears about Mental Health Funding, House Health and Human Services Committee Hears Remote Pharmacy Bill, House Welfare Reform Holds Hearing
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Capitol Comments for Monday, March 9, 2026
Child Tax Credit Bill Taken Up in Senate Tax Committee and House Tax Bill Worked, House and Senate Debate Bills, House Commerce Recommends Nurse Educators and Housing Bills and House Insurance Committee Holds Informational Hearing on Insulin Coverage
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Capitol Comments for Friday, March 6, 2026
House Select Committee on Government Oversight Hears from FQHCs, Next Week's Schedule, and KHA's Bill Tracker
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, March 5, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears and Works Bills, Senate Judiciary Hears Bill on Open Meeting Requirements for Legal Fees, Senate Ways and Means Takes Final Action on Rural Health Transformation Bill, Senate Select Committee on Veterans Affairs Hears House Bills, Senate Commerce Committee Meet
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears and Works Bills, Senate Ways and Means Hears about Rural Health Transformation Grants, House Child Welfare Hears about Medical Reports, House Health Committee Hears and Works SB 430, Senate Budget Passes on Narrow Vote
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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears Bill, House Appropriations Committee Hears ARPA Update, Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Hears Insurance Impact Bill, Senate Government Efficiency Hears Data Sharing Bill, House Health Committee Meets, House Takes Final Action, Debates Bill
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Capitol Comments for Monday, March 2, 2026
House Loses Legislator, Taxing Bill, Nurse Educators Bill, House Health, House Insurance PBM Reforms
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, February 26, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Meet, House Appropriations Hears from Long-Term Care Ombudsman and Star Bonds, Tax, and Budget See House Attention
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears House Compact Bills, Budget and Taxes Take Center Stage, House Commerce Committee Hears Bill on Public Construction and Senate Education Committee Hears Bill Regarding Behavioral Health in Schools
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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, February 24, 2026
Senate Finance and Insurance Committee has Medicare Advantage Hearing, Senate Committee hears House Scholarship Tax Credit Bill, House Tax Hears Non-Profit Housing Bill
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Capitol Comments for Friday, February 20, 2026
House Adjourns for Turnaround, Senate Finishes Turnaround Late Wednesday, Next Week's Schedule, KHA's Bill Tracker
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Senate Committee Recommends Kratom Bill, Senate Ways and Means Finishes Budget Work, House Votes and Debates a Flurry of Bills, The Senate Works to Turnaround Deadline
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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, February 17, 2026
House of Representatives Works Bills, Senate Works Bills
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Capitol Comments for Monday, February 16, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears and Works Bills, House Health and Human Services Committee Recommends Bills for Passage, Senate Ways and Means Continues Work on Budget Bill, Senate Judiciary Committee Works Bills Related to Political Subdivision Attorneys,
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Capitol Comments for Friday, February 13, 2026
House Appropriations Completes Work on Budget, House Health and Human Services Works Board of Nursing Bill and Naturopathic Medicine Bill, House Insurance Hold Hearing on Bill to Require Non DSH Hospitals to Screen All Patients for Charity Care, Next Week's Schedule, KHA's Bill Tracker
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, February 12, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Meets to Hear and Work Bills, Senate Ways and Means Adds Funds for Long-Term Care, Senate Government Efficiency Committee Hears Bill Awarding Identification of Fraud, Waste and Abuse, House Health and Human Services Committee Hears and Works Bills
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears and Works on the Expedited Partner Therapy Bill, House Appropriations and Senate Ways and Means Continue Budgets, Senate Government Efficiency Committee Holds Second Day of Bill Hearings, House Health and Human Services Committee Passes AA Bill and Others Out
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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, February 10, 2026
House Appropriations Hears Budget Report Outs for KDHE-Health, Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears Expeditated Partner Therapy Bill, Senate Committee on Government Efficiency Hears Testimony, Senate Ways and Means Works Mega Budget Adds Provisos to Change SGF Recipient Reporting
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Capitol Comments for Monday, February 9, 2026
House Appropriations Committee Reviews DCF Budget, Senate Ways and Means Discusses Budget, Legislative Modernization Hears Artificial Intelligence Task Force Bill, House Higher Education Hears Medical Student Loan Legislation, House Health Holds Bill Hearings and Works Bill,
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Capitol Comments for Friday, February 6, 2026
House Appropriations Approves Rural Transformation Program Bill, House Select Committee on Government Oversight Meets, House Education Committee Hears School Cell Phone Ban Bill, Next Week's Schedule, KHA's Bill Tracker
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, February 5, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Works Scope Bill Hears CHIP Fix Bill, Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee Hears Food Additive Bill, PBM Reform Amended and Recommended by Senate Financial Institutions, House and Senate Tax Heart Health Ministry Tax Bill
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Capitol Comments for Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Works Bills, Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Hears Bill on Prior Authorization, The House and Senate Chambers Take Votes and Debate Bills, The Senate Full Ways and Means Committee Hears State Hospital Budgets,
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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, February 3, 2026
House Insurance Committee Hears Bill on Pharmaceutical Services Administrative Organization, Cancels 340B Reporting Bill Hearing, House Social Services Budget Committee Adds Funds for Adult Behavioral Health Payments, Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Works Bills
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Capitol Comments for Monday, February 2, 2026
Senate Insurance Committee Holds Hearing on Cost-Sharing Bill and House Health Holds Hearing on Bills
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, January 29, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee Hears Optometry Bill, House Appropriations Committee Talks Rural Health Transformation Program, Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee Continues with PBM Bill Questions, Ways and Means Sub-Committee Discusses State Hospitals
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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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Capitol Comments for Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Senate Public Health and Welfare Hears from KDADS, Senate Tax Begins Hearings, State of the Judiciary Held Before State of the State Address, Register Now: 2026 Advocacy Day – Jan. 22
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Capitol Comments for Monday, January 12, 2026
State Legislative Session Begins, Fast Pace Anticipated, This Week's Schedule, KHA Bill Tracker, Register Now: 2026 Advocacy Day – Jan. 22
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Capitol Comments for Thursday, January 8, 2026
Joint Budget Committee Meets, House Budget Committees Hold Interim Budget Discussions, Register Now: 2026 Advocacy Day – Jan. 22, KHA Bill Tracker
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Recent News

Capitol Comments Articles
Bethell Committee Holds First Post-Session Meeting
(May 7, 2026) – Yesterday, the Bob Bethell Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services met for the first time following the 2026 legislative session.
Current Report Articles
President's Perspective – Honor the Service Members and Caregivers Who Have Kept Our Nation Strong and Safe
(May 22, 2026) – As we prepare to celebrate the Memorial Day weekend, which for many is the unofficial start to summer, I am reminded it is important to remember what this day is all about.
Media Releases
KHA Encourages Kansans to Celebrate Hospital Week
(May 4, 2026) – Next week, the Kansas Hospital Association will be joining our members in celebrating hospitals, health systems and the individuals who support the health and well-being of their communities.

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