KPR, KHI team coverage of Brownback decision to return federal health reform grant

Kansas Public Radio this morning aired two stories looking at Gov. Sam Brownback’s decision to return a $31.5 million federal grant awarded last spring to help Kansas officials create an insurance purchasing exchange.

In the first story, KPR’s Bryan Thompson reports on a decision by the Kansas Chamber of Commerce to suspend forums scheduled to show businesses how a health insurance exchange might work in Kansas.

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<br clear=”all” />In the second story, KHI News Service’s Jim McLean reports on Brownback’s decision and reaction to it by Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger and Jeff Ellis, a Kansas City lawyer leading one of the exchange work groups. The piece also features Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer explaining the administration’s decision to return the federal money.

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