Private practice physicians in Kansas are partnering with a Maryland firm to participate in a new Medicare payment program for Accountable Care Organizations.

Two of the largest providers of health insurance in Kansas say the latest group of residents to enroll for coverage under the Affordable Care Act are older and sicker than last year.

So many supporters of Medicaid expansion converged on the Kansas Statehouse that lawmakers had to find a larger committee room to hold a hearing on the idea.

Many rural hospitals across the Midwest are struggling to stay open.  In Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and other states, they're pushing for Medicaid expansion, which could help keep them financially afloat. 

Annual open enrollment period for "Obamacare" ended Sunday.