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Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR new staff.
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Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.
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Insurance companies planning to sell policies in the Kansas Obamacare marketplace were asking for big rate increases, but Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer says many of the proposed increases were too high. So, he scaled them back.
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Community health centers are serving an ever-growing share of the population--especially those who don't have health insurance.
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The number of residents in Kansas and Missouri without health insurance has decreased.
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The United States Supreme Court has uphelp provisions in the federal health law that provided subsidies for low-income people to buy health insurance. Essentially, the nation's highest court upheld the Affordable Care Act, which is popularly known as Obamacare.
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Look here for the latest regional headlines from the Associated Press.
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Odds appear low that Kansas lawmakers will expand Medicaid. But not expanding the health insurance program for the poor will also be financially detrimental to many hospitals. Some may even be forced to close. The prospect of that happening has captured the attention of lawmakers who live in districts where these hospitals are located.
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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.