Every carrier selling health insurance in the two states through the Affordable Care Act marketplace hopes to raise premiums in 2027, according to preliminary rate filings with state insurance regulators. They blame rising healthcare costs.
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Vast produce supply chain complicates tracking cyclospora in Kansas and Missouri
As cyclospora cases climb in Missouri and Kansas, public health investigators are tracing illnesses through a vast produce supply chain, while some advocates argue regional food systems could make outbreaks easier to contain.
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‘We want to reach everyone’: Kansas City church and health leaders promise to fight for those facing Medicaid cuts
New work requirements and twice-yearly eligibility checks are expected to cause millions of adults to lose Medicaid coverage.
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$31.5 million for uninsured Kansas Citians goes to the same six providers
The city may change how the health levy tax dollars designated for indigent care are allocated. Health leaders want a new bidding process.
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Missouri and Kansas error rates still too high to avoid paying more for SNAP
As states scramble to reduce payment error rates, enrollment in the food assistance program continues to decline.
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Healthcare union fight: Ballots delayed in the mail must be counted
After a unionizing effort among KU Health System pharmacy technicians narrowly lost, state officials said missing ballots must be added to the count.
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Kansas City’s gun violence problem looms over World Cup
As a string of high-profile shootings jolts the city into international spotlight, health providers and victim advocates hope it can be a wakeup call.
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Children’s Mercy offers employees early retirement as it launches $1.7 billion campus expansion
Hospital leaders say the workforce initiative is separate from the massive construction project that could nearly triple the organization’s debt load.
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Kansas City hospitals are ready for the World Cup, but world may not be ready for U.S. healthcare
After months of planning, Kansas City health leaders said the city’s hospitals are prepared, and bracing for international patients who won’t be able to pay.
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Missouri lawmakers pass sweeping healthcare changes in 2026 legislative session
The Missouri General Assembly passed a number of changes to healthcare in the state, including expanded contraceptive access, doula coverage, 340B drug protections and ambulance district reforms.