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Environment reporter for @kcur (@npr in Kansas City) & @ksnewsservice. | Reading & looking for LeConte's sparrows. | celia@kcur.org
Nov 18, 2021 19 tweets 8 min read
Let's talk about how Gov. Laura Kelly's administration handles open records requests. In particular, when the records involve private companies. Because I've talked to *a lot* of lawyers about this now, and they have real concerns. #ksleg Since this summer, a few of my KORA requests have been delayed weeks or months while Kansas waited on private companies to redact the documents that I had asked for. #ksleg
Oct 1, 2021 23 tweets 8 min read
*Takes deep breath* Ok, time to talk about pharmacy benefit management. I know this sounds boring, but it is *anything but that.* And if you're a state employee, you'll definitely want to know what we learned about your prescription drug plan. So follow this🧵 #ksleg What we're talking about here are a kind of middlemen who do the paperwork when you pick up your medications. Look at your health insurance card. You'll see your pharmacy benefit manager listed somewhere. Maybe it's CVS or OptumRx or Express Scripts, for example.