Kansas Elections Conclude – Counting and Finalizing Results Continue

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K-TRACS, Prescribing, and You - March 28

K-TRACS staff will provide an overview of the program, how its being used across the state, and trends in controlled substance prescribing. The presentation will also cover how K-TRACS information is reviewed internally, the K-TRACS Advisory Committees authority to review patients and prescribers of concern, and how healthcare organizations can access prescribing information.

KHA Spring District Meetings - April 3-14

These meetings are limited to KHA hospital and system members. Discussion times are prioritized for members to discuss current topics with their peers and to help KHA staff learn about key priorities. CEOs, trustees and senior staff are encouraged to attend.

Pioneer Health Network Meeting - April 5

The PHN Board Meetings occur the first Wednesday of every other month (the even-numbered month's ). For more information on these meetings contact Dee Dee Dewell at ddewell@phn.org.

Behavioral Health in a Primary Care Setting - April 5

Integrating traditional primary medical and behavioral health care has been demonstrated to promote more accessible and equitable treatment for these complex patients, but how do you make it work in an environment of increasing needs and growing workforce challenges?

Sunflower Health Network - April 6

For more information, contact: Heather Fuller, MS, FACHE Executive Director Sunflower Health Network 400 S. Santa Fe Salina, KS 67401 785-452-6102 hfuller@srhc.com

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Kansas Elections Conclude – Counting and Finalizing Results Continue

Vote (Nov. 9, 2022) – Yesterday concluded the mid-term elections cycle. In Kansas, all incumbents representing Kansas in Washington, DC, will remain including U.S. Senator Jerry Moran, Tracey Mann serving in Congressional District 1, Jake LaTurner representing Congressional District 2, Sharice Davids continuing to serve in Congressional District 3 and Ron Estes representing Congressional District 4.

The Kansas elections saw mixed results, with Governor Laura Kelly and Lt. Governor David Toland leading in their bid for re-election. The state treasurer will now be former state Representative Steven Johnson (R-Assaria). It appears the incoming attorney general will be former Secretary of State Kris Kobach (R-Lecompton). Also returning to statewide office will be Secretary of State Scott Schwab (R-Overland Park) and State Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt (R-Topeka).

On the state level, the Democrats in the House picked up one seat, making the legislative body's new make-up 85 Republicans and 40 Democrats. These margins are closely watched in legislative make-up as it takes a two-thirds vote of the House, or 84 votes, for both constitutional measures and veto overrides.

Kansans voted to retain all six State Supreme Court Justices up for retention. It appears to have split the outcomes of the two constitutional amendments before them. The first regards giving the Kansas Legislature additional oversight of the administrative rules and regulations process. That ballot initiative appears to have failed by just over 6,000 votes. The second question, which passed by a wide margin, added constitutional protections around the elections and a recall process for county sheriffs in Kansas.

Final votes from mail-in and provisional ballots will continue to be added to the counts into next week. The final results will continue to be certified by each county's elections boards throughout Kansas before the State Board of Canvassers meets to certify the Kansas election results.

The Kansas Hospital Association will continue to keep you informed as we head into the 2023 state and federal sessions.

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