Medicaid

A woman with papers scattered around her on her desk. Ivonne Montanez is a health navigator at El Centro. Here she prepares one of her clients' Medicaid applications. (Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Flatland)

El Laberinto de Medicaid: Defensores y Beneficiarios se Preparan para el Fin de la Cobertura Continua

For years, folks with Medicaid did not need to renew. But in April, reviews begin again following the end of continuous coverage linked to the pandemic.

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A woman with papers scattered around her on her desk. Ivonne Montanez is a health navigator at El Centro. Here she prepares one of her clients' Medicaid applications. (Vicky Diaz-Camacho | Flatland)

Medicaid Maze: Advocates and Recipients Brace for End of Continuous Coverage

For years, folks with Medicaid did not need to renew. But in April, reviews begin again following the end of continuous coverage linked to the pandemic.

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Group of people stand around KS Governor Laura Kelly at her desk. Kelly holds a document proclaiming rural national health day in Kansas.

National Rural Health Day Highlights Growing Needs in Kansas 

The Kansas Rural Health Association is gathering on Thursday to discuss the challenges facing rural health care.

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An unidentified family member visits through the window with their loved one at Cross Creek.

Survey: Just 1 in 4 Nursing Homes Confident They Can Survive Another Year

What does the future look like for long-term senior care centers? One survey suggests only 25% will make it past this year. Here’s what that means for Kansas City.

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Demonstrators stand outside of the Governor’s Mansion in Jefferson City on July 1, 2021 and hold signs urging Gov. Mike Parson to fund voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

Lawmakers Say Special Session Likely Unneeded to Fund Missouri Medicaid Expansion

Legislative leaders of both parties say that a special session is probably not needed to appropriate additional funds following a court order to begin covering Missourians who are eligible under voter-approved Medicaid expansion.

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