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Posts Tagged ‘Healthcare’

Missourians Back Initiative to Restore Abortion Rights by Small Margin, Poll Finds

By | March 13, 2024 | 0
Supporters sign an initiative petition in support of a ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri. during an event on Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City hosted by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom.

A new poll shows a plurality of Missourians support restoring abortion rights as they existed under Roe v. Wade, but undecided voters hold the key to victory.

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Seeking Help for Children Traumatized Mass Shooting in Kansas City? Experts Stress Routines

By | February 16, 2024 | 0
People attend a candlelight vigil for victims of a shooting at a Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024 in Kansas City, Mo. More than 20 people were injured and one woman killed in the shooting near the end of Wednesday's rally held at nearby Union Station.

Experts say returning to routine activities is important for children traumatized by the mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade.

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St. Luke’s Merger with a St. Louis Hospital System Could Mean Bigger Medical Bills in Kansas City

By | January 9, 2024 | 0
Entrance of St. Luke's Hospital.

Some industry experts say the recent merger of St. Luke’s Health System of Kansas City with BJC Health System in St. Louis may lead to higher medical bills.

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Kansas’ Unrivaled Rural Hospital Crisis: 58% at Risk of Closing, 82% Lost Money on Patient Care

By | December 12, 2023 | 0
Gov. Laura Kelly, left, listens to a discussion about the advantage of expanding eligibility for Medicaid to lower-income Kansans as 40 states have done since 2014, including Missouri, Nebraska, Colorado and Oklahoma.

Financial weaknesses at four of every five rural Kansas hospitals provide leverage to Medicaid expansion advocates seeking $680 million annually.

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University of Kansas Deal with Missouri Hospital Feels ‘Terribly Wrong’ to Lawmakers

By | December 11, 2023 | 0
University of Kansas Health System building.

The proposed takeover of Liberty Hospital in Missouri by the University of Kansas Health System is being greeted with scorn by lawmakers in Missouri and Kansas.

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