State Employee Health Benefits

K-SHIP (Kansas State Employees Hearing Improvement Program)

K-SHIP is a hearing improvement program utilizing the Hearing and Speech Departments at each five Regents Universities that allows employees and their families to receive a discount on certain hearing services.

Services include hearing evaluations and testing as well as hearing testing required to determine the need for hearing aids. Hearing evaluations may be eligible for coverage under a health plan. To maximize benefit options, be sure contact the plan and ask about coverage. If enrolled in HMO coverage, obtain a referral from the member’s primary care physician before obtaining services.

Employees who are enrolled in the State of Kansas Group Health Insurance Program and their covered family members are eligible to receive a ten percent discount off the cost of eligible services. A member does not have to apply for coverage or fill out any forms to be eligible for the discount. Simply call one of the Clinics and tell them the member is a State of Kansas health plan participant and make an appointment. At the time of the appointment, show a prescription drug plan card to verify eligibility.

The plan address and phone numbers for these programs are:

Schiefelbusch Clinic
University of Kansas
1200 Sunnyside Ave
2101 Haworth Hall
Lawrence, KS 66045
Voice: (785) 864-4690
TTY: (785) 864-0667

Hearing and Speech Dept.
KU Medical Center
3901 Rainbow Boulevard
Kansas City, KS 66160
Voice: (913) 588-5730

Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Wichita State University
5015 E. 29th
Wichita, KS 67260
Voice: (316) 978-3289

Fort Hays State University
Herndon Clinic
Albertson Hall, Room 131
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601-4099
785-628-5366

Kansas State University
Speech and Hearing Center
139 Campus Creek
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-3503
785-532-6879

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