President Donald Trump’s new budget package cuts funding for programs like Medicaid and SNAP through work requirements.
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Kansas City’s largest safety-net hospital braces for Medicaid fallout under Trump budget
University Health, which counts on Medicaid for more than half of its patient revenue, vows that cutting services and staff will be the last resort.
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The Kansas City region saw a 10% jump in new HIV infections last year. But some federal aid meant to help looks uncertain
COVID paused prevention efforts, which helped fuel the rise in new infections. Now federal funding cuts threaten to disrupt those efforts again.
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From 911 to 988: How does Missouri’s investment in a behavioral health crisis network improve mental health care?
Behavioral health providers are required to provide free mobile response services to Missourians in a crisis.
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Fewer preterm births and C-sections. Doulas seen as key to improving maternal health in Kansas City
Through a new partnership with Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, a rural maternal health clinic will bring doula services to Kansas City’s Westside.
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‘Gas on a fire’: As Missouri prepares for sports betting, bankruptcies and suicides could rise, experts warn
After a slow start, Missouri is on track to launch sports betting by December. What does that mean for 1 million Missourians at risk of gambling addiction?
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‘So many people are going to lose coverage’ in Missouri and Kansas if ACA tax credits expire
People in Missouri and Kansas who get health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace should be ready to spend more on premiums — a lot more.
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Hundreds of thousands could lose Medicaid and SNAP benefits in Missouri, Kansas
New estimates show that an estimated 75,000 Kansans and 210,000 Missourians could lose access to health insurance coverage, while 43,000 Kansans and 150,000 Missourians are at risk of losing SNAP benefits.
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Missouri, Kansas saw combined drug, alcohol, suicide deaths decline in recent research
Kansas was one of five states that saw a small increase in the rate of alcohol-involved deaths.
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Kansas City food pantries brace for federal cuts to SNAP benefits as free food lines grow
Cuts to federal food aid have already reduced the food available at area food pantries and meal sites. If SNAP gets hit too, nonprofits worry they won’t be able to keep up with demand.