Tuesday, 20 May 2008
Kansas Governor Signs Health Care Bills
The Kansas Health Policy Authority has been itching for health care reforms in the state, and Governor Kathleen Sebelius has obliged.
Governor Sebelius over the past few months has signed multiple bills for health care reform — including legislation that will create a standardized Medicaid insurance card, increase funding for health care clinics, and expand the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Under the CHIP expansion, Sebelius extended eligibility limits — which would offer more children in low-income families the state-subsidized coverage. But that coverage can’t go into effect until federal lawmakers offer more funding.
The new bills also expand Medicaid coverage for pregnant women, and offer programs to help them quit smoking, reported the Associated Press.
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