As artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly common presence in daily life, policymakers have been considering ways to ensure that the use of AI is not replacing human expertise and decision-making on complex topics. One of the areas of concern for both physicians and policymakers has been AI’s use in health insurance, particularly theContinue reading “Briefing Book 2026: Artificial Intelligence Use in Health Insurance”
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Briefing Book 2026: Children’s Eligibility for CHIP, MCHIP, Medicaid, and HCBS, Including Information on Premium Requirements for CHIP
The History of Medicaid In the United States, Medicaid is a partnership between the federal government and the states with shared authority and financing, created by Congress in 1965 through Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The program was designed to finance health care services for low-income children, their parents, the elderly, and peopleContinue reading “Briefing Book 2026: Children’s Eligibility for CHIP, MCHIP, Medicaid, and HCBS, Including Information on Premium Requirements for CHIP”
Briefing Book 2026: Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B) allows certain eligible entities that serve low-income patients to purchase discounted outpatient drugs from manufacturers that participate in Medicaid and Medicare Part B. Manufacturers must sell covered outpatient drugs at 340B prices to these entities. The difference between the cost of the drugs and the amount paid byContinue reading “Briefing Book 2026: Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program”
Briefing Book 2026: Foster Care Update
HB 2075 Implementation The 2025 Legislature passed HB 2075, requiring the Secretary for Children and Families to respond within 24 hours of receipt of a referral from a law enforcement agency that a child may be a victim of abuse or neglect. This response includes contacting the persons who are subject to the report madeContinue reading “Briefing Book 2026: Foster Care Update”
Briefing Book 2026: Kansas Vaccination Rates and the Cost to Treat Illnesses
Required Vaccinations for Students KSA 72-6262 et seq. requires proof of certain vaccinations for all students enrolling for the first time in a school, preschool, day care program operated by a school, or as designated by the Secretary of Health and Environment (Secretary). Certification must be from a licensed physician or local health department andContinue reading “Briefing Book 2026: Kansas Vaccination Rates and the Cost to Treat Illnesses”
Briefing Book 2026: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control
Background The Food Stamp Act of 1964, which established the original federal framework for food assistance, did not include a formal or comprehensive quality control system. In the early 1980s, the current system for measuring Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payment errors was established, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issuing error rates annually.Continue reading “Briefing Book 2026: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Quality Control”
Interstate Health Care Professional Licensure Compacts
Interstate compacts are agreements among states reached through the enactment of the same compact legislation by each state to address a common purpose, such as reciprocal professional licensure or compact privilege to practice in another compact member state. This memorandum summarizes the interstate health care professional licensure compacts enacted in Kansas through the 2025 LegislativeContinue reading “Interstate Health Care Professional Licensure Compacts”
History of The Health Care Compact (2014 HB 2553)
This memorandum provides the history of the enactment of the Health Care Compact (Compact) in Kansas, notes the other states that considered and enacted Compact legislation, and updates the status of the Compact. The stated purpose of the Compact is to secure the right of Compact member states to regulate health care within their boundariesContinue reading “History of The Health Care Compact (2014 HB 2553)”
Telehealth Advances and Status Update After the Public Health Emergency
With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States in early 2020, both the federal government and the State of Kansas responded by issuing orders to waive regulations pertaining to telehealth to ease the access to medical care for individuals, in light of social distancing measures to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. This memorandum provides an overview of the federal government changes to telehealth regulations, the Kansas telehealth regulations, the Kansas telehealth flexibilities initiated as they relate to the KanCare program and executive orders, and other flexibilities related to prescriptions and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) patient communications.
Report of the Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits to the 2024 Kansas Legislature
The Joint Committee on Pensions, Investments and Benefits was created in 1992 and is authorized by KSA 2023 Supp. 46-2201 to:
● Monitor, review, and make recommendations relative to investment policies and objectives formulated by the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS or the Retirement System) Board of Trustees (Board);
● Review and make recommendations related to KPERS benefits;
● Consider and make recommendations on the confirmation of members nominated by the Governor to serve on the Board; and
● Introduce legislation it determines to be necessary.
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