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wibw.com > 12/24/2025 > ukhs-st-francis-negotiations-with-bcbsks-hopefully-concluded-by-new-years-eve

Blue Cross Blue Shield KS: UKHS St. Francis will remain in-network throughout 2026

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (304+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas announced Tuesday night that the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis will remain in-network for the next year. The two parties had been in negotiations to renew reimbursement rates…...

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wibw.com > 12/16/2025 > st-francis-patients-face-uncertainty-amid-blue-cross-contract-talks

St. Francis patients face uncertainty amid Blue Cross contract talks

3+ mon, 19+ hour ago  (400+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and the University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus in Topeka are continuing negotiations for reimbursement rates as their current agreement is set to expire at the end of…...

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wibw.com > 01/16/2026 > fraud-fees-among-targets-kansas-insurance-commissioner

Fraud, fees among targets for Kansas Insurance Commissioner

2+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (156+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Fighting fraud and lowering fees are among the requests Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt has for lawmakers this session. Schmidt visited Eye on NE Kansas to provide a closer look at her legislative agenda. Among her proposals…...

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wibw.com > 01/15/2026 > nami-kansas-funding-restored-after-hhs-reverses-course

NAMI Kansas: HHS reverses course on decision to slash grant funding

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (133+ words) NAMI Kansas: HHS reverses course on decision to slash grant funding'WIBW TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Kansas non-profit shared a look Wednesday night at the concerns of non-profits set to lose $2 billion in grant funding across the nation. NAMI Kansas explained…...

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wibw.com > video > 01/15/2026 > nami-kansas-sounds-alarm-following-samhsa-grant-funding-cuts

NAMI Kansas sounds the alarm following SAMHSA grant funding cuts

2+ mon, 2+ day ago  (66+ words) NAMI Kansas sounds the alarm following SAMHSA grant funding cuts'WIBW NAMI Kansas sounds the alarm following SAMHSA grant funding cuts Turnpike Tussle preview: Washburn, ESU men's and women's basketball teams square off Terence Newman to be inducted into College Football…...

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wibw.com > 05/14/2025 > health-savings-accounts-valuable-now-retirement

Health Savings Accounts valuable now and in retirement

10+ mon, 2+ day ago  (120+ words) TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A health savings account isn't just for today. It also could boost your financial picture in retirement. Carl Carlson, founder and CEO of Carlson Financial, visited Eye on NE Kansas to explain. Carlson said HSAs have several…...