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Report: 8% of the country lacked health insurance in 2025
6+ hour, 54+ min ago (626+ words) The national survey results, released Thursday, show the all-ages uninsured rate has stayed significantly down from where it was several years ago, but the ranks of the uninsured could soon expand as the Trump administration's sweeping changes to the health…...
Kansas state employees retain choice of Blue Cross, Aetna for health insurance
2+ week, 4+ day ago (783+ words) TOPEKA " Kansas state employees can choose between two health insurance companies after the Health Care Commission voted Monday to move forward with Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas. Commission members debated whether to choose Aetna, dropping Blue Cross,…...
Kansas state employees could lose Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance in cost-saving move
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (954+ words) TOPEKA " State decision-makers are mulling whether to drop Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas from the state employee health insurance plan, which would give employees just one option and potentially save the state nearly $240 million over three years. Members of…...
Geary County woman sentenced for insurance fraud
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (156+ words) Topeka, Kan. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt, has announced a Geary County woman has been sentenced to 24 months of probation for insurance fraud. Kei'Anna Boykin, aged 31, pleaded guilty on January 15, 2026, in Geary County District Court to one felony count of…...
Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums spike
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1031+ words) Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833, 000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week. Many states are reporting fewer new enrollees, more people dropping their coverage,…...
Kansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, St. Francis health system reach agreement
5+ mon, 4+ hour ago (203+ words) TOPEKA " Patients with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas health insurance will be covered in network when they receive care from the St. Francis campus in Topeka after the two organizations reached agreement last week. "Blue Cross and Blue…...