Health

Health Advocates See Tobacco Tax Benefits Slipping

While health advocates cling to the possibility of Kansas lawmakers using a large tobacco tax increase to help solve the state budget crisis, Statehouse momentum is heading toward a much smaller increase — or none at all. Groups like the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and the University of Kansas Cancer Center praised Gov….

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KU Hospital To Manage Inpatient Services At Marillac

The University of Kansas Hospital is expanding a four-year-old relationship with Marillac, a youth behavioral health provider in Overland Park.

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Kansas Insurance Department Predicts Jump In 2016 Premiums

The Kansas Insurance Department on Tuesday said that premiums for some individual and small-group health plans are likely to increase by as much as 38 percent for 2016.

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Bike shop owner Allen Voss

Extensive Missouri Bike Trail Plan Creates Both Hope and Lawsuits

Just outside St. Louis, Missouri, on a high, windy bluff overlooking the Missouri River, a trio of grey-haired cyclists pump up tires and make adjustments to their bikes while their friend Henry Lazarski paces the parking lot, eager to get rolling.

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KC-Area Business Leaders Tackle Mental Illness In The Workplace

Kansas City-area business leaders and health executives are kicking off an effort to make mental health a priority in the workplace.

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