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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas establishes reserve, funding, and reporting requirements for municipal self-funded medical and prescription drug insurance pools
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 528 enacts the Kansas municipal self-funded health and prescription drug insurance pool act, requiring municipal insurance pools offering medical and prescription drug coverage to meet specific funding, reserve, stop-loss, and annual reporting standards regulated by the commissioner of insurance.
Local governments forming self-funded health and prescription drug insurance pools must maintain at least $4,000,000 or 20% of annual claims liability in segregated reserve accounts and submit annual compliance certifications to the Kansas department of insurance.
- Municipal self-insurance pools in Kansas allow local governments to band together to provide coverage such as property, liability, workers' compensation, and health benefits. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Municipalities
Municipalities participating in self-funded health and prescription drug insurance pools must comply with new reserve minimums, stop-loss contract standards, and expanded annual reporting obligations.
Kansas department of insurance
The department receives annual certifications, audits financial records, reviews actuarial reports, and oversees compliance for municipal self-funded medical and prescription drug pools.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the reserve requirements for municipal medical and prescription drug insurance pools under this act?
What documentation must municipal self-funded medical and prescription drug pools submit annually?
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Apr 10, 2026SenateDied in Committee
- Mar 12, 2026SenateHearing: Thursday, March 12, 2026, 9:30 AM — Room 546-S
- Mar 6, 2026SenateCommitteeReferred to Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
- Mar 5, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Stricter Solvency Mandates for Municipal Health Pools
The bill introduces targeted reserve floors ($4,000,000 or 20% of claims) and mandatory 12/18 stop-loss equivalents specifically for municipal medical and prescription drug self-insurance pools, separating them from general property and casualty pools.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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