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ACLU Ends Legal Challenge to Kansas Insurance Law

This is the end of a court case that had been going on for a very long time. The ACLU sued the state of Kansas over a law that would require health insurance companies to exclude coverage for abortion from policies. The case was scheduled to be heard in March. The settlement prevents the ACLU from raising the same claims in future cases. This particular insurance court case has been going on since 2011. The original judge assigned to the case passed away before the case could be heard. The case was passed to another judge, and then to a … Continue reading →

Kansas Law Restricting Coverage for Abortion Goes to Trial

This is a court case that has been going on for a very long time! A judge has ruled that a Kansas law that restricts private insurance companies from offering plans that include coverage for abortion will go to trial. The purpose of the trial is to determine of the law poses a substantial obstacle to women who are seeking an abortion. First, a little history. In 2011, the state of Kansas passed a law that prohibited private insurance companies from including coverage for abortions as part of a general health insurance plan. The only exception to the law would … Continue reading →

Kansas Genealogy Resources

Kansas is the “Sunflower State”. Do you have ancestors who lived in Kansas? If so, then you can take advantage of this list of Kansas genealogy resources. This is where to get started in your search for records, documents, cemeteries, genealogical Societies, and more! Ancestry.com has a page filled with links to their collections of records from Kansas. To access the majority of these collections, you must have an Ancestry.com membership. Sometimes, there will be a collection or two that is offered for free, for a limited time. Return to this page often! Ancestry.com will make it clear when a … Continue reading →

Arkansas Genealogy Resources

The state motto of Arkansas is “Regnat populus”. It is in Latin. In English, it translates to “The People Rule”. Are you looking for information about your people, your ancestors, who lived in Arkansas? There are lots of Arkansas genealogy resources that can help you with your genealogy research. FamilySearch has a Wiki page dedicated to “Arkansas Birth, Marriage, and Death Records”. It has a lot of good information about where to find collections of records in FamilySearch that are relevant to Arkansas. This particular Wiki page was adopted by the ARGenWeb project. ArGenWeb stands for Arkansas Genealogy Resources Online. … Continue reading →

Medicaid in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi

Now is the time for another Week In Review for the Insurance Blog. This gives you an easy way to “ketchup” on whatever blogs you may have missed when they first went up. Here is a quick review of the blogs that appeared between September 2, 2012, and September 8, 2012. Arkansas Has a Women’s Health (Family Planning) Program The Medicaid program in Arkansas covers women who are pregnant. Their website doesn’t give many details about that portion of their Medicaid program. However, you can find plenty of information about their Family Planning program, (which includes coverage for sterilization). Doctors … Continue reading →

Arkansas Has a Women’s Health (Family Planning) Program

Arkansas has a Medicaid program that has a few different parts. As far as I can tell, their regular Medicaid program covers women who are pregnant. Arkansas also has a program called “Women’s Health (Family Planning)”. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. The purpose is to provide individuals and families who are low-income, and who cannot afford to buy a health insurance plan from a private health insurance company, to be able to have access to health care. Medicaid is funded both by the federal government and by the government of an individual state. Typically, … Continue reading →

ARKids First-B Covers Kids in Arkansas

The Medicaid program in every state has a part that covers children who come from low-income families. Often, the program is called CHIP, or Children’s Health Insurance Program. In Arkansas, the program is called ARKids First-B. There is very little information about it on the state’s website. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to provide individuals and families who are low-income, and who can’t afford to buy health insurance from a private company, to be able to get the health care they need. Medicaid is funded by both the federal government, and … Continue reading →

You Can’t Apply Online for Medicaid in Arkansas

Many states will let people apply for Medicaid online. Some require people to apply online. Arkansas, on the other hand, makes people apply in person, (carrying a bunch of official documents). Clearly, the state of Arkansas wants to make it extremely difficult for people to apply for Medicaid. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to enable individuals and families who are low-income, and who cannot afford to purchase a health insurance plan from a private insurer, to be able to receive the health care they need. Medicaid is funded in part by … Continue reading →

Medicaid in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota

It has been a while since I have written a Week In Review for the Insurance Blog. Now is a good time to continue it. This will give you a quick way to “ketchup” with whatever blogs you may have missed . These blogs appeared between August 12, 2012, and August 18, 2012. Medicaid in Oklahoma is Called SoonerCare Oklahoma makes it easy to find out the eligibility requirements for their Medicaid, or “SoonerCare” program. The term “Sooner” is something that is unique to Oklahoma. Child Health is Oklahoma’s Medicaid for Kids Every state has a portion of the Medicaid … Continue reading →

Kansas Medicaid Program is called HealthWave

Medicaid is a public insurance program that every state has. Individual states can simply call their program Medicaid, or, can change the name to something that better suits them. In Kansas, the Medicaid program is also called HealthWave. Medicaid is a public, or government run, form of health insurance. It is designed to help people who are low-income to receive health insurance coverage. The funding for Medicaid comes from both the federal government and the government of an individual state. In Kansas, the Medicaid program is called HealthWave. It is administered by the Department of Health and Environment. HealthWave combines … Continue reading →