Overview
Kansas was one of the first states to mandate an all-payer claims database (APCD). In operation since 2010, the Data Analytic Interface (DAI) is maintained by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Division of Health Care Finance (DHCF) and collects medical, dental, and pharmacy claims, eligibility files and provider information from public and private health insurance plans.
The state enacted the Kansas Telemedicine Act in 2018, providing coverage parity for telehealth services. In 2020, as part of the governmental response to the COVID-19 pandemic under HB 2016, the legislature temporarily authorized the expanded use of telemedicine and extended the changes enacted in the emergency executive order EO 20-08 through January 2021.
In 2024, the state considered legislation addressing prior authorization transparency, price caps on insulin, hospital price transparency, and 340b drug reforms, but none of these bills became law.
State Action
Latest Legislative Session: 1/9/2023 - 5/12/2023 (2023-2024 term). *Current session bill updates are ongoing. Check back weekly for updates.
HB 2016 – Kansas
Introduced: 2020 Status: Enacted
Enacting the governmental response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in Kansas and providing certain relief related to health, welfare, property and economic security during this public health emergency. Temporarily authorizing the expanded use of telemedicine […]
HB 2028 – Kansas
Introduced: 2018 Status: Enacted
SENATE SUBSTITUTE FOR HB 2028 BY COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE – ESTABLISHING THE KANSAS TELEMEDICINE ACT: establishes the Kansas Telemedicine Act (Act). The bill also provides for coverage of speech-language pathologist and audiologist […]
HB 2029 – Kansas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
AN ACT repealing K.S.A. 65-6230; concerning the health care compact. HB 2029 would repeal KSA 65-6230 which is known as the Health Care Compact. Member states of the Health Care Compact pledge to take action […]
HB 2044 – Kansas
Introduced: 2017 Status: Inactive / Dead
MEDICAID EXPANSION – KANCARE BRIDGE TO A HEALTHY KANSAS PROGRAM: Establishes the KanCare Bridge to a Healthy Kansas Program (Program). The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is required to administer and promote the […]
HB 2053 (see companion bill SB 35) – Kansas
Introduced: 2019 Status: Inactive / Dead
AN ACT concerning insurance; relating to health insurance; providing for short-term, limited-duration health plans; amending K.S.A. 2018 Supp. 40-2,193 and repealing the existing section. HB 2053 would amend the definition of short-term, limited-duration health plans […]
Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-702. Definitions: Social Welfare – Kansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Definition section for social welfare.
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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-708c. Powers and duties of secretary for children and families; community work experience programs; disbursal of property including food stamps; division of services for the blind; children and youth service program; medical care for needy persons; payment schedules for health care providers; centralized payment of welfare expenditures: Social Welfare – Kansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Statute authorizes the secretary to develop plans financed by federal or state funds to provide medical care for needy persons. The secretary also must establish payment schedules for each group of health care providers. See […]
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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-709. Eligibility requirements of applicants for and recipients of assistance, available resources; failure to comply with reporting and other requirements, penalties; automatic assignment of support rights; lien procedures and enforcement; eligibility and fraud investigations; prohibition of medicaid expansion: Social Welfare – Kansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Statute provides eligibility standards for medical assistance. Medicaid under this statute shall not be expanded unless the legislature expressly consents to, and approves of, the expansion of medicaid services by an act of the legislature. […]
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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-709f. Medical assistance program and managed care organizations; contract; prompt payment: Social Welfare – Kansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Statute regulates payments between the Kansas medical assistance program and any managed care organization. A provider that has a claim that remains unpaid by a managed care organization after the time limits set forth in […]
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Kan. Stat. Ann. § 39-709h. Medical assistance program; patient encounter data; requirements imposed on managed care organizations; audits; rules and regulations: Social Welfare – Kansas
Introduced: Status: Enacted
Statute requires the secretary to develop uniform standards to be utilized by each managed care organization, including prior authorization procedures and requirements, and retrospective utilization review. A managed care organization may not discriminate against any […]
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In re: Suboxone Antitrust Litigation (State of Wisconsin, et al. v. Indivior Inc, et al.) – Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
District Court: E.D. Pennsylvania Status: Pending
In September 2016, 35 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia brought a multi-district case against pharmaceutical manufacturer Indivior, MonoSol RX et al., alleging […]
In re: EPIPEN (Epinephrine Injection, USP) Marketing, Sales Practices, and Antitrust Litigtion – Illinois, Kansas, New Jersey, Washington
District Court: District of Kansas Status: Pending
The plaintiffs in the case allege Mylan N.V. created and exploited an EpiPen monopoly by providing aggressive rebates and incentives to pharmacy benefit managers to […]
In Re: Generic Pharmaceuticals Pricing Antitrust Litigation – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania Status: Pending
Plaintiffs are attorney generals from 48 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia, as well as classes of private plaintiffs that filed an antitrust […]
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STATE BUDGET
The state operates on an annual budget cycle. State agencies submit their budget requests to the governor in September. The governor submits a proposed budget to the state legislature in January. The legislature typically adopts a budget in May. The fiscal year begins in July. The governor is legally required to submit a balanced proposed budget and the legislature is legally required to pass a balanced budget.
STATE LEGISLATURE
The state House of Representatives has 125 members serving two-year terms, and Senate, with 40 state senators, serve four-year terms. The legislative session begins in January and usually will last for a period of 90 days.
Bills carry over from odd to even years.
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