One measure will seek additional funding for health services while another would direct proceeds toward parks and infrastructure.
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Not accepting health insurance is a selling point for some Kansas City doctors
As health insurance costs climb, more patients turn to direct primary care for basic care. Patients get quick access for a monthly fee.
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Nonprofit serving Jackson County seniors grappling with 25% funding reduction
DEI crackdown partly to blame for loss of approximately $500,000 in government funding, KC Shepherd’s Center leader tells South Kansas City Alliance.
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Kansas City Health Commission proposes compromise to resolve health levy dispute
The commission’s resolution, now heading to the City Council, recommends that the same safety-net providers continue getting health levy funds, while opening a path for new ones.
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Childhood vaccine rates could get worse as demand for shots dips in Kansas City
Despite a new presidential order, health officials urge parents to stick with longstanding guidance about routine shots.
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KCK neighborhood pushed for money to clean up lead-tainted soil. They got it
A $3.7 million grant from the EPA, one of the largest awarded nationwide this year, will be used to remediate 54 vacant lots in the Douglass-Sumner neighborhood.
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‘We are living in reverse.’ Fragile HIV funding puts another strain on Kansas City’s safety net
HIV health providers have already absorbed some cuts and fear more. They worry that gains made toward eliminating the virus are in jeopardy.
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Missouri and Kansas can expect another double-digit bump in ACA marketplace premiums
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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Missouri ACA marketplace enrollees drop almost 25% as higher costs take hold
Missouri saw one of the nation’s steepest drops in ACA marketplace enrollment, with experts pointing to rising costs as a key factor. While the drop in Kansas was not as large, more than 20% of those enrolled left the marketplace.