Kansas Insurance Commissioner
Rate Filing Review
- Use HealthCare.gov and the Health Filing Access Interface to view and comment on health rate filings
Exchange Planning
- Exchange Planning Work Groups discussing implementation of a state-based health insurance exchange
Legislative Information
- Presentations and testimony made to the Kansas Legislature regarding health reform
External Resources
National Health Insurance Reform
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has made significant changes to federal law regarding health insurance. Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger provides the following information to help you understand the many issues surrounding this health insurance reform legislation.
Small Business Forum - August 2011
- What's an Exchange? (Kansas Chamber presentation)
- Health Care Insurance Reform Acronyms
- Evaluation and Feedback Survey
- Penalties for Employers Not Offering Affordable Coverage Beginning in 2014
- The Impact of Health Reform on Insurance Benefits and Mandates in Kansas
- Health Insurance Exchange Implementation (KID presentation)
Exchange Public Planning Meeting - January 27, 2011
- Health Insurance Exchange Implementation presentation
- Work group descriptions
- Work group signup sheet
- Exchange work plan & timeline
Quick answers on health insurance reform
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Glossary of Health Insurance Terms
- Near-term changes resulting from national health insurance reform: April 2010 - January 2011
- Bullet-point palm cards
- PowerPoint presentations (converted to PDF)
Consumers
- Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan brochure
- Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan: KHIA website
- Federal Health Care Reform and Health Savings Accounts
- PPACA programs for public health and wellness
Seniors and Retirees
- Community Living Assistance Services and Supports Act (CLASS)
- Early Retiree Reinsurance Program
- Medicare Eligible Kansans and the Affordable Care Act
Small Business and Not-for-Profit
News releases/Commissioner's Corners
- Kansas Health Insurance Exchange topic of educational meetings (August 3, 2011)
- Commissioner's Corner - April 2011: Do you really know what's in the health reform law?
- Health exchange committees will hear vendor presentations (March 7, 2011)
- Insurance Department hearing will focus on health reform provision (March 2, 2011)
- Commissioner's Corner - March 2011: Exchange discussions will benefit Kansans
- Kansas insurance exchange workgroup leaders meet (February 18, 2011)
- Kansas Insurance Department will have exchange planning meeting (January 19, 2011)
- Insurance Commissioner Praeger to host three informational meetings (October 25, 2010)
- New Kansas pre-existing condition insurance pool begins taking applications (July 29, 2010)
- Consumer Alert: Fake agents pitching health care coverage scams (April 6, 2010)
- Commissioner's Corner - April 2010: Insurance Department charged with protecting Kansans in health reform law
Applications for Awarded Grants
- Early Innovator Grant Narrative (February 16, 2011)
- Rate Review Grant Application Narrative (July 7, 2010)
- Exchange Planning Grant Application Narrative (August 31, 2010)
- Consumer Assistance Program Grant Narrative (September 10, 2010; extention granted October 14, 2011)
Federal Regulation Comments
- Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking by the Department of Health and Human Services (October 30, 2011)
- KEES Integrated with Federal Exchange End-to-End Solution (large jpg, suggest right-click and choose "Save as...")
Several documents on this page are in pdf format.
