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Takeaways from Tallahassee — From Kansas City to Costa Rica, Florida State stacks wins
13 Dec 2025 11:02 GMT
Every university has its strong seasons — stretches where a big win lands or an academic ranking ticks up — but FSU pulled off an especially impressive combo this week.
Over three days, Florida State University earned an NCAA championship and celebrated …
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More Medicaid Spending as Enrollment Declines
14 Nov 2025 16:58 GMT
By Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector
TOPEKA — Medicaid spending is increasing in Kansas as enrollment … -cost specialty drugs such as weight-loss GLP-1 medication.
From March … 2023 to July 2025, Medicaid enrollment in Kansas decreased …
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Access to a steady supply of obesity drugs remains a challenge even while prices are dropping
14 Nov 2025 16:39 GMT
… coverage remains uneven.
“The medications should be available, the … funded Medicaid programs do not cover the drugs for … Overland Park, Kansas, doctor said.
CHEAPER COMPOUNDED DRUGS ARE STILL … doses of semaglutide, the drug behind Wegovy, that adjust …
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Behavioral health leaders reflect on Kansas’ statewide rollout of new mental health care model
04 Nov 2025 04:51 GMT
… access for underserved communities. Kansas has been a sort … Mental Health Centers of Kansas, said that before … cost for services through Medicaid. However, those reimbursement … support, targeted case management, medication-assisted treatment, primary physical …
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Kansas inspector general digs into KanCare provider organizations
01 Nov 2025 22:45 GMT
… organizations providing health care through Kansas’ Medicaid program.
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The audit is … disabled Kansans through Medicaid, and the pharmaceutical drug program, which is … also operated through Medicaid.
Sen. …
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Senators Target Abuse in 340B Drug Discount Plan
28 Oct 2025 10:14 GMT
… to reform a prescription drug pricing program whose rapid … hospitals to prescribe costlier drugs and expand their networks … documented in states such as Kansas, Oklahoma, Ohio, and … patients and facing lower Medicaid reimbursements because of legislation …
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Kansas Care Connect: Bridging the Gap in Chronic Care
27 Oct 2025 19:00 GMT
… challenge, Rachael Rivero established Kansas Care Connect (KCC), a … Medicare. Kansas Care Connect also runs a Medicaid program designed … with resources like transportation, medication assistance, and even help … ;
Rachael Rivero built Kansas Care Connect to solve …
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Rural Hospitals Rely on ‘340b’ Drug Discounts
27 Oct 2025 02:49 GMT
… which found that the 340B Drug Pricing Program provided almost … like Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and West Virginia have … want to sell those drugs to Medicaid and Medicare.
PhRMA has … pay a discounted price for medications. But under the proposal, …
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Kansas, Missouri pharmacists join effort to get drug prices under control
20 Oct 2025 14:44 GMT
… possible for drugs.
“Grab your favorite large employer in Kansas City,” said … . The same is true for Medicaid drug rebates, said Ge Bai, a … means he pays his employees’ medication costs directly, taking insurance out …
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As the Medicare enrollment window opens, a new study gives Missouri and Kansas below-average scores
16 Oct 2025 08:18 GMT
… population health.
Overall, Kansas ranked 27th and Missouri ranked … program also covers prescription drugs for 56 million people. … Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. But the annual … Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans with better coverage, …