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This state-specific page on Kansas provides new materials published by Families USA, key health contacts, state government links, news and views from the state, and other resources that might be helpful to Kansas advocates. Click on the links below to view the information you are interested in.
Key Health Contacts
Disability Rights Center of Kansas
635 Southwest Harrison Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: 785-273-9661
Toll Free: 877-776-1541
Toll Free TDD: 877-335-3375
Fax: 785-273-9414
E-mail: info@drckansas.org
Web site: http://www.drckansas.org/
Kansas Action for Children
720 Southwest Jackson, Suite 201
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: 785-232-0550
Fax: 785-232-0699
E-mail: kac@kac.org
Web site: www.kac.org
Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved
1129 S. Kansas Ave., Ste. B
Topeka, Kansas 66612
Phone: 785-233-8483
Fax: 785-233-8403
Web site: Kansas Association for Medically Underserved
The Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (KAMU) is the Kansas State Primary Care Association. KAMU is an association of member organizations, community health centers, state community-based primary care clinics, and other nonprofit primary care clinics that provide primary health and dental services to underserved populations in Kansas. KAMU's purpose is to advocate for the underserved and for safety net providers, as well as the elimination of barriers and other disparities in health care.
Kansas Citizen's Network
1248 Southwest Buchanan
Topeka, KS 66604
Phone: 785-232-4388
Fax: 785-232-4388
Topeka Individual Living Resource Center
501 Southwest Jackson Street, Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: 785-233-4572
Fax: 785-233-1561
E-mail: tilrc@tilrc.org
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State Government Links
State of Kansas Web site
Visit the Adult and Medical Services Commission page of the state's Web site for more information on Medicaid-related issues.
The state's Health Wave program has been expanded to include administration of the state's SCHIP program.
Department of Insurance Web site
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Other Resources
The Uninsured: A Closer Look–Kansans without Health Insurance examines how many state residents were uninsured during 2007-2008. The report also takes a closer look at the number of uninsured, who they are, and how long they were uninsured. It mirrors the data in our national report, Americans at Risk: One in Three Uninsured. (April 2009) [Families USA]
Premiums versus Paychecks: A Growing Burden for Kansas's Workers. The impact of changes in employer-based health insurance premiums and earnings in Kansas. (October 2008) [Families USA]
Dying for Coverage in Kansas For the more than 47 million Americans who are uninsured, lack of health insurance can have dire consequences: medical debt, missed care, and even premature death. This first-ever state-specific report examines the number of deaths due to lack of health insurance. (April 2008) [Families USA]
When an Apple A Day Isn't Enough: Students in Kansas Speak Out about Health Care contains the winning essays from the "When an Apple a Day Isn't Enough" national essay contest as well as basic information about why health insurance matters for children. [Campaign for Children's Health Care]
Guide to Finding Health Insurance Coverage: Millions of Americans have no health insurance, and finding health insurance can be difficult. If you are looking for coverage, this guide can help point the way. Whether you have recently lost your job, are an early retiree, or have a serious medical condition, this guide includes numerous resources that may help you find the coverage you need. (Updated March 2007) [Families USA]
No Shelter from the Storm: Kansas's Uninsured Children. This fact sheet takes a closer look at uninsured children in Kansas—who they are and what kinds of services they miss out on as a result of being uninsured. Written by Families USA for the Campaign for Children's Health Care. (September 2006) [Families USA]
The Kansas Elder Law Network is a project of the University of Kansas that focuses on senior issues. Its Web site offers databases that contain information of interest to seniors and advocates.
Medicaid Eligibility for Long Term Care: The Basics, Recent Developments and Some Thoughts for The Future and Senior Health Resources, are two of the site's most valuable resources.
Senior Health Insurance Counseling of Kansas
NACHRI, in collaboration with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), has released 2005 updates of their state-specific Medicaid fact sheets. These fact sheets detail the importance of the Medicaid program to the health care of children in every state, as well as the critical role children's hospitals and pediatricians play in serving all children. Click here for a map that will take you to information specific to your state. (July 2005) [National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI)]
Paying a Premium: The Added Cost of Care for the Uninsured in Kansas: A fact sheet with state-level data showing the dollar impact on private health insurance premiums of care provided to the uninsured. (June 2005) [Families USA]
Medicaid Cuts Are Bad Medicine: This fact sheet describes how Medicaid helps your state's economy, supports the state's health care infrastructure, provides essential health care to the most vulnerable residents, and reduces the number of uninsured. (January 2005) [Families USA]
The Uninsured: A Closer Look: A fact sheet with state-level data from One in Three: Non-Elderly Americans without Health Insurance, 2002-2003. (June 2004) [Families USA]
Good Medicine for State Economies, 2004 Update: Medicaid provides essential health care services for an estimated 51 million people of all ages and economic classes. Medicaid also plays a unique role in stimulating state economies. This report provides national and state-level data on the effects of Medicaid spending on state business activity, employment, and employee earnings. These updated numbers can be used to predict the economic impact of potential state Medicaid spending increases or cuts in fiscal year 2005.| Medicaid Calculator with updated figures (May 2004) [Families USA]
Who's Uninsured in Kansas and Why? is a four-page fact sheet providing information on the uninsured population in the state -- their numbers and characteristics and some of the reasons they are uninsured. (November 2003) [Families USA]
Families USA has prepared state fact sheets that spell out the different amounts of help the House and Senate Medicare prescription drug bills would provide to low-income beneficiaries. Click here for this state's fact sheet. (July 2003) [Families USA]
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