Governor Sam Brownback wants to eliminate the Kansas Health Policy Authority, and merge its operations into the Department of Health and Environment. As Kansas Public Radio’s Bryan Thompson explains, the goal is to cut administrative expenses, and let the governor control the Medicaid program providing health care for poor and disabled Kansans.
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.