Kansas state employees could lose Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance in cost-saving move - Garden City Telegram

State employees speak out against dropping Blue Cross from Kansas health plan

TOPEKA — Lydia Shontz-Hochstedler was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021 at age 32. She accumulated thousands of dollars of medical debt that will take years to pay off. As a state employee, news that Kansas officials are considering dropping…

Kansas state employees could lose Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance in cost-saving move - Garden City Telegram

BY MORGAN CHILSONKansas Reflector TOPEKA — State decision-makers are mulling whether to drop Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas from the state employee health insurance plan, which would give employees just one option and potentially save the state nearly $240 million over three years. Members of the Kansas State Employees Health Care Commission questioned representatives from Aetna and Blue Cross at an April 15 meeting, weighing proposals to admi…