Kansas City health providers are turning to ‘food is medicine’ programs that give patients with chronic health conditions fresh food along with nutrition education.
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After the emergency visit, what’s still making you sick? Missouri hospitals look at asking the personal questions
A new study based out of the University of Missouri hospital’s emergency department found that nearly half of families surveyed said they had at least one unmet social need.
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A Kansas hospital sued this family over a $230 medical bill. Some patients went to court for less
There have been thousands of lawsuits by Kansas hospitals in recent years, including many lawsuits for less than $500. One lawsuit was for just $104.
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At 25, Stowers Institute still searching for the secrets of life
When the Stowers Institute for Medical Research opened its Kansas City headquarters in 2000, much of the scientific world was skeptical that biomedical research could succeed in the Midwest.
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Even after benefits resume, SNAP recipients will see more restrictions
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration must release full payments of SNAP benefits for the month of November.
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Health insurance prices set to soar out of reach for many Kansas Citians
After Democrats’ demands to save ACA marketplace tax subsidies came up short, millions of Americans are expected to lose health coverage in January.
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Lives in the balance: Kansas City’s top cancer researchers worry about federal funding cuts doing lasting damage
Frozen and terminated grants, threatened federal funding cuts and scientists being forced to leave the country all contribute to the uncertainty scientific research institutions face in Kansas City and across the country.
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As the Medicare enrollment window opens, a new study gives Missouri and Kansas below-average scores
High costs and limited access in some parts of the country can keep people from getting needed health care.
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Some Missouri and Kansas pharmacists join effort to get drug prices under control
As health insurance costs soar, lowering prescription prices could help. But that will require reforms in Jefferson City and Topeka.
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Upgrades are coming to Missouri’s Head Start nutrition programs after new federal funding
Seven Missouri Head Start centers are set to receive nearly $2 million in funding for upgrades and educational resources.