Posts Tagged ‘Laura Kelly’
Governor Kelly announces Essential Worker Health Care Fund
Governor Laura Kelly announced today that various state health agencies have collaborated to create the Essential Worker Health Care Fund. The $8 million in funds received courtesy of the CARES Act will be designated to cover health care costs for essential workers in Kansas who have contracted COVID-19. Health care workers are one of the…
Read MoreCurrus CEO Rob Tinsley Meets Governor Kelly
On Tuesday, Currus CEO Rob Tinsley attended Kansas Pharmacists Association’s annual Day with the Legislature at the Kansas State Capitol. The event provided independent pharmacists and University of Kansas School of Pharmacy students the opportunity to see the legislative process and advocate on behalf of pharmacies in Kansas. Many of them got to meet with…
Read MoreGovernor Kelly, Senator Denning Announce Medicaid Expansion Proposal
The 2020 Kansas legislative session doesn’t officially begin until Monday, but Governor Laura Kelly and Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning made headlines today as they announced a bipartisan proposal on Medicaid expansion in Kansas. After months of negotiating, Gov. Kelly and Sen. Denning announced the proposed legislation to expand Medicaid while lowering health insurance premiums…
Read MoreRecapping the 2018 Kansas General Election
Currus CEO Pete Stern sits down with our lobbyist Travis Lowe to discuss the impact recent elections may have on pharmacies in Kansas in the upcoming months.
Read MoreKansas General Election Results
After several months of hard campaigning in state and national elections, the suspense is finally over. Laura Kelly will be the next governor of Kansas, the third person to serve as Governor in a ten-month span. The Kansas House will have many new faces next session, along with a handful of changes in the Senate,…
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