safety net

Supporters of Medicaid expansion in Kansas have been fighting an uphill battle, but a group is focused on trying again in 2017.

More people are getting insured, but progress in Kansas is moving more slowly than in the nation as a whole.

Expanding Medicaid in Kansas would allow the state to access nearly $950 million in federal funds.

The group is touting the possible financial savings that could come from an expansion, and increased private-sector support for the move.

Lawmakers are hoping KanCare can spend less money on treating patients with hepatitis C, targeting those patients who aren't complying with their doctors' instructions.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press as compiled by the KPR news staff.

A Kansas task force says the state's mental health system is in peril due to a lack of funding and a lack of space at mental health treatment facilities. The panel says the state's inadequate safety net jeopardizes the well-being of mentally-ill patients and puts communities at risk.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.

These are the regional (mostly Kansas) headlines from the Associated Press and the KPR Newsroom.