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

By: Morgan Chilson

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 825

Last Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago

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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 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas as a health plan administrator raised “serious concerns,” she said in a letter to Kansas Reflector.

Continuing costly care and ongoing prescription medications might be negatively affected if …

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