Kansas health

Every carrier selling health insurance in the two states through the Affordable Care Act marketplace hopes to raise premiums in 2027, according to preliminary rate filings with state insurance regulators. They blame rising healthcare costs.

Johnson County judge Christopher Jayaram ruled the state's abortion restrictions, including mandatory waiting periods, violated Kansans' right to bodily autonomy and "infringe upon a woman's fundamental rights." The controversial case was made even more so by the timing of the decision.

At least 460 people in Kansas have become ill this summer due to an outbreak of the cyclospora parasite.

A parasite that causes severe diarrhea has sickened more than a thousand people in Kansas and Missouri. Federal officials are still investigating the cause of the outbreak, but it’s making some people scrutinize where their produce comes from.

The dashboard shows the percentage of people in a county, state Senate or House legislative district or federal congressional district enrolled in the ACA.

Cases of the intestinal illness, which can cause explosive diarrhea, rose to nearly 300 this week in Kansas, up from 55 last week, according to numbers from the state.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s infectious disease portal showed a jump in cyclosporiasis, the intestinal disease caused by cyclospora organisms, from 22 infections last week to 55.

Legal aid group challenged the lawsuits, and Stormont Vail dropped 11 cases, settling $200,000 in debts

Increased insurance cost will wipe out 1% raise granted by Legislature, budget director says

The program is meant to soften the coming cuts to Medicaid. The state health department recently announced the first round of Kansas grantees. Hospitals are using the money to increase healthcare access to rural patients.