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Testimony
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- KanCare Oversight Committee on Rate Increase Request - January 23, 2026
- Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services- Mary Anne Lynch Small - January 23, 2026
- Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services - Tany Dorf Brunner - January 23, 2026
- House Social Services Budget Committee - MaryAnne Lynch Small - January 27, 2026
- House Social Services Budget Committee - Tany Dorf Brunner - January 27, 2026
- House Social Services Budget Committee on Medicaid Dental Rate Increase– MaryAnne Lynch Small – January 28, 2025
- House Social Services Budget Committee on Medicaid Dental Rate Increase– Tanya Dorf Brunner – January 28, 2025
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee neutral testimony on the “20% Rule” in the Dental Practice Act – January 30, 2025
- House Health and Human Services Committee – Oral Health Kansas Overview – January 30, 2025
- House Higher Education Budget Committee on Wichita State University budget – January 31, 2025
- Senate Government Efficiency Committee opposing SB 161 regarding Medicaid state plan amendments – February 11, 2025
- House Welfare Reform Committee opposing HB 2240 regarding Medicaid state plan amendments – February 11, 2025
- KanCare Oversight Committee on Special Committee on Sedation Dentistry recommendations – February 14, 2025
- House Water Committee on water fluoridation– February 27, 2025
- Senate Ways and Means Committee on Medicaid Dental Rate Increase – MaryAnne Lynch Small– March 5, 2025
- Senate Ways and Means Committee on Medicaid Dental Rate Increase– Tanya Dorf Brunner – March 5, 2025
- House Health and Human Services Committee supporting HB 2386 to fix CHIP eligibility – March 5, 2025
- KanCare Oversight Committee on Rate Increase Status– April 14, 2025
- KanCare Oversight Committee on Rate Increase Implementation– July 15, 2025
- House Health and Human Services Committee supporting HB 4253 enacting the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Interstate Compact – January 25, 2024
- Bob Bethell Joint Committee on HCBS and KanCare Oversight Committee - updating on Medicaid adult dental benefits – February 2, 2024
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee neutral testimony on the “20% rule” in the Dental Practice Act– February 1, 2024
- House Social Services Budget Committee asking for coverage of basic preventive dental care for adults – February 12, 2024
- House Social Services Budget Committee updating about sedation dental care access – February 12, 2024
- Senate Ways & Means Human Services Subcommittee asking for coverage of basic preventive dental care for adults– February 15, 2024
- Senate Ways & Means Human Services Subcommittee updating about sedation dental care access– February 15, 2024
- Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee supporting HB 2453 enacting the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Interstate Compact– March 14, 2024
- Senate and House Medicaid Expansion– March 20, 2024
- Bob Bethell Joint Committee on HCBS and KanCare Oversight Committee– previewing Medicaid dental rate increase request - August 26, 2024
- Special Committee on Sedation Dentistry– MaryAnne Lynch Small - October 10, 2024
- Special Committee on Sedation Dentistry– Tanya Dorf Brunner - October 10, 2024
- Bob Bethell Joint Committee on HCBS and KanCare Oversight Committee– updates about the Medicaid dental provider network - October 22, 2024
- KanCare Oversight Committee updating on Medicaid adult dental benefits – February 3, 2023
- House Social Services Budget Committee requesting funding for Medicaid coverage of dentures – February 7, 2023
- House Appropriations Committee supporting HB 2191 expanding the Dolly Parton Imagination Library – February 8, 2023
- Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services requesting funding for Medicaid coverage of dentures – February 9, 2023
- Senate Public Health and Welfare opposing SB 6 limiting the authority of the KDHE Secretary – February 13, 2023
- Senate Public Health and Welfare supporting SB 45 fixing CHIP eligibility rules – February 13, 2023
- House Education Committee supporting HB 2142 creating the “Get the Lead Out of School Drinking Water Act” – February 14, 2023
- Senate Ways and Means Committee supporting HB 195 expanding the Dolly Parton Imagination Library – February 15, 2023
- Bob Bethel Joint Committee on HCBS and KanCare Oversight Committee- April 21, 2023
- House Health and Human Services Committee opposing changes to the Medicaid program (HB 2463)- January 26, 2022
- House Social Services Budget Committee briefing on Medicaid dental rates – February 3, 2022
- Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Services requesting funding for adult dental coverage – February 3, 2022
- House Taxation Committee supporting making hygiene items tax exempt (HB 2461) - February 7, 2022
- House Social Services Budget Committee requesting funding for adult dental coverage – February 8, 2022
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee supporting fixing an error in CHIP eligibility (SB 407) – February 17, 2022
- House Children and Seniors Committee briefing on oral health for Kansas children and older people– March 9, 2022
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee opposing new restrictions on eligibility for food assistance and Medicaid (SB 501)– March 10, 2022
- KDADS Stakeholder Budget Hearing FY 2023 Budget recommendations– August 10, 2022
- KanCare Oversight Committee– September 26, 2022
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee (Tanya Dorf Brunner testimony) - January 28, 2021
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee (Christi Wells testimony) - January 28, 2021
- House Committee on Insurance and Pensions - February 10, 2021
- House Social Services Budget Committee - February 11, 2021
- Senate Ways and Means Subcomittee on Health - February 15, 2021
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee - February 17, 2021
- Bob Bethel Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight - February 19, 2021
- House Federal and State Affairs - February 22,2021
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee - March 23, 2021
- Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee – January 23 - 24, 2020
- House Social Services Budget Committee - February 11, 2020
- House Federal and State Affairs - February 13, 2020
- Senate Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health - February 20, 2020
- KanCare Oversight Committee - February 28, 2020
- KanCare Oversight Committee - June 22, 2020
- KanCare Oversight Committee - September 28, 2020
- Bob Bethel Join Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight - December 9, 2020
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