KDHE lays out CHIP shortfall and IT, vital‑records and behavioral‑health requests KDHE presented FY2026–FY2027 reappropriations and enhancements, highlighting a $26 million agency request for CHIP (governor recommended $15 million), OITS/cloud storage charges, a requested $810,817 relocation for the Office of Vital Statistics, Gainwell systems work and $5 million for inpatient behavioral‑health beds.

Kansas faces a critical choice as KDHE warns that without a $26 million boost for CHIP, the vital program serving 57,000 children could be at risk of closure.

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