health insurance

KanCare Selection Period Ends Thursday

Bryan Thompson — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:03:53 +0000

The clock is ticking for the 380,000 Kansans whose health insurance comes through the Medicaid program now known as KanCare.

The KanCare program assigned each member to one of three private companies administering the benefits as of the first of the year. Members who prefer to switch to a different company have to do so no later than this Thursday.

At a recent educational meeting in Hays, KDHE policy and program analyst Effie Swanson said one reason to switch might be if your doctor is not signed up with your health plan’s network.

Study Says New Insurance Regulations Benefit Individual Plans

Bryan Thompson — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:46:43 +0000

A new report says people who buy individual health insurance are saving money because of new regulations under the Affordable Care Act.

The report comes from the non-profit Commonwealth Fund and says cost savings and rebates to individual plan customers totaled almost $1.5 billion last year.

Insurance Commissioner Urges Health Care Plans

Associated Press — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 20:24:29 +0000

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger says the state needs to decide soon what health benefits it would offer under federal health care reform.

Advocates Talk Health Insurance Requirements In Meeting

Stephen Koranda — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 11:08:54 +0000

The state of Kansas will need to write new standards for health insurance policies as part of the federal health care law. State officials will need to decide on the minimum coverage requirements for policies sold on a state health insurance exchange.

State Reviewing Health Insurance Rate Increases

Associated Press — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:06:46 +0000

State insurance regulators have started closely reviewing health insurance premiums that increase by 10 percent or more.

In the past, the state insurance department didn’t review rate hike proposals of less than 12 percent.