TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansas will allow its state Farm Bureau to offer health care coverage that doesn’t satisfy the Affordable Care Act after Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday declined to block a Republican-backed effort to circumvent former President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The bill also had the support of most urban and suburban GOP lawmakers who continue to oppose the 2010 federal health care overhaul. “Unfortunately, leaders in the Kansas Senate continue to prioritize their own political ambitions over the health and security of Kansas families and hospitals,” Kelly said. They also focused on how the Farm Bureau would be able to set higher rates or reject coverage for people who have pre-existing medical conditions.

Source: thestar April 19, 2019 20:17 UTC