Kansas to Get $31 Million Federal Reform Grant

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011, by Bryan Thompson

Kansas is getting a $31 million grant to help it develop the information technology for the insurance purchasing exchange it is planning to comply with the federal health reform law. We get more from the KHI News Service’s Jim McLean.

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