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KOSCP Educational Program - Oct. 6-7
Join swing bed and skilled care professionals from across Kansas for two days of practical education, regulatory updates and peer networking designed specifically for rural hospitals and post-acute care leaders. This year's conference, Beyond Compliance: Running a High-Performing Swing Bed Program, moves beyond simply meeting regulations to explore strategies that strengthen operations, improve patient outcomes and position swing bed programs for long-term success.
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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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KDHE Provides Agency Updates, Hears Stakeholder Priorities Ahead of 2027 Session
(Aug. 19, 2026) – KDHE convened stakeholders to discuss budget and policy priorities ahead of the 2027 legislative session.
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President's Perspective – Congratulations to KHA's Heart of Health Care Nominees and Winners
(Oct. 2, 2026) – One highlight of the KHA Convention and Trade Show is the opportunity to recognize Kansas health care leaders. The Heart of Health Care Award honors the excellence of health care work
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Excellence in Workforce Strategies Awarded to William Newton Hospital in Winfield
(Oct. 1, 2026) – Strategies that address workforce supply through a pipeline of talent are essential to providing optimal health in Kansas. The Workforce Strategies Award recognizes a team of employees, providers or volunteers who have made a significant contribution to the wellbeing, retention or recruitment of health care workers at their facility.

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