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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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(August 15, 2025) – Yesterday, the Legislative Coordinating Council met and discussed several items before it, including requests made for additional special interim committees.
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(Aug. 20, 2025) – Do you have a fabulous silent auction item you would be willing to share with the Kansas Hospital Association Political Action Committee during the convention? The time is now to get your silent auction items ready for a big year for the KHA-PAC.
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(May 14, 2025) – This week, the Senate Government Efficiency Committee reviewed a list of hundreds of items submitted to the public portal.
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(May 14, 2025) – This week, the State Finance Council approved the release of $10 million to cover the increased cost of caseloads for the Department for Children and Families and recommended releasing $1.8 million for the summer EBT program that depended on waiver submission.
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(May 14, 2025) – While 2025 is a municipal election year, candidates looking to start fundraising efforts have been busy filing with the Kansas Secretary of State to run for the 2026 offices.
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