Some KS Pharmacies Feeling Squeezed by KanCare

By Bryan Thompson

Published July 2, 2013 at 5:38 PM CDT

Some Kansas pharmacists say they’re being squeezed financially by the new KanCare program. They say the amount they’re being paid by the private companies running the program often isn’t enough to cover their costs. Jim McLean of the KHI News Service has more on the story.

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Bryan Thompson

Bryan Thompson has been KPR's Health Reporter since 2000. He's a lifelong Kansan, and a graduate of Wichita State University. He's been involved in radio news longer than he'd care to admit, serving as news director at stations in El Dorado, Liberal, and Salina before joining KPR. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of six outstanding children--one of whom now looks down on them from above. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys music and sports.

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