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Health Disparities in Kansas Kansas Health Institute

(6 days ago) WEBAnnual Insurance Update 2023. Between 2019 and 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected health, employment and income in Kansas and around the country. It also impacted health insurance coverage, as the rate of employment-based …

https://www.khi.org/topics/health-disparities-in-kansas/

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Understanding and addressing health equity …

(7 days ago) WEBFebruary 26, 2021. Health equity is often referred to as “the highest level of health for all people,” and achieving health equity often requires addressing health disparities related to social and economic factors, …

https://kansashealth.org/2021/02/26/hh-feb2021/

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Access To Care - Kansas Health Foundation

(9 days ago) WEBA key strategy of KHF’s Access to Care impact area is a focus on Kansans having access to affordable, quality health insurance. Statistically, those with health insurance have …

https://kansashealth.org/our-work/access-to-care/

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Census Survey: Nearly 250,000 Kansans without Health Coverage

(8 days ago) WEBTOPEKA – The U.S. Census Bureau recently released its American Community Survey 1-year estimates, indicating nearly 250,000 Kansans lack health …

https://governor.kansas.gov/census-survey-nearly-250000-kansans-without-health-coverage/

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The Crisis in Rural Health Care - University of Kansas …

(6 days ago) WEBWhile 25% of the U.S. population lives in rural areas, only 10% of U.S. physicians work in those areas. More than 470 rural hospitals have closed in the last 25 years. There are only 40.1 SPECIALISTS per 100,000 …

https://www.kumc.edu/communications/about/publications/kansas-medicine-and-science/fall-winter-2023/the-crisis-in-rural-health-care.html

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Health Equity - Kansas Health Foundation

(8 days ago) WEBA key factor in the efforts to reach health equity comes from addressing what are known as the social determinants of health. This includes things like quality schools and housing, access to good jobs and healthy food, …

https://kansashealth.org/our-work/health-equity/

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ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS - 2021 …

(5 days ago) WEBAccess to healthcare means having “the timely use of personal health services to achieve the best health outcomes.”1 Access to comprehensive, quality healthcare services is …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK578537/

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ICYMI: Governor Kelly’s ‘Cutting Healthcare - governor.kansas.gov

(8 days ago) WEBIf Kansas would expand Medicaid, we would save on uncompensated care and provide healthcare access to 150,000 Kansans. Governor Kelly has offered a plan …

https://governor.kansas.gov/icymi-governor-kellys-cutting-healthcare-costs-for-all-kansans-act-garners-widespread-bipartisan-support-heres-what-theyre-saying/

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Kansas ranks among the worst in the country on - NPR in …

(1 days ago) WEBKansas also got low marks on insurance rates and the ability to afford mental health care. Around 18% of adults with mental illness in Kansas had no …

https://www.kcur.org/news/2022-10-18/kansas-ranks-among-the-worst-in-the-country-on-both-mental-illness-and-its-treatment

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Access to Care - kha-net.org

(2 days ago) WEBThe FLEX program is administered by the Kansas Rural Health Options Project (KRHOP). Telehealth and Broadband. The electronic health record and the ultimate exchange of …

https://www.kha-net.org/CriticalIssues/AccessToCare/

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Kansas Health Statistics Reports KDHE, KS

(1 days ago) WEBThe Kansas Health Statistics Report is published to inform policy makers and the public of the latest information on health data and research using health information. See the …

https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/1398/Kansas-Health-Statistics-Reports

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We have a mental health crisis in Kansas — it’s time to expand …

(8 days ago) WEBRobbin Cole. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly addresses a Medicaid expansion rally at the Statehouse on March 15, 2023. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector) Earlier …

https://kansasreflector.com/2023/11/28/we-have-a-mental-health-crisis-in-kansas-its-time-to-expand-medicaid/

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Why expanding Medicaid now would help Kansas and rural hospitals

(4 days ago) WEBHe started his health care career as nurse tech and began as an RN in 1998. He has advanced up through the ranks as director, vice president, CNO and finally CEO …

https://kansasreflector.com/2024/04/24/why-expanding-medicaid-now-would-help-kansas-and-rural-hospitals/

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Hospital Provider Assessment - kha-net.org

(5 days ago) WEBVice President Government Relations. [email protected]. (785) 233-7436, Ext. 116. The hospital provider assessment, created by the 2004 Legislature, generates revenues from …

https://www.kha-net.org/CriticalIssues/FinancialStability/hospitalproviderassessment/

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Kansas Advocates for Equity, Education and Health

(3 days ago) WEBAll Kansas families should live in communities of opportunity, where good schools, healthy environments, safe homes, quality jobs, and access to health care, …

https://healthfund.org/a/kaeeh21/

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Kansas healthcare professionals track top health issues, make shift …

(1 days ago) WEBKansas ranks as the 22nd-most-obese state, with 31.2 percent of adults falling in the obese category, with body mass index 30 percent and above, according to …

https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2018/01/06/kansas-healthcare-professionals-track-top-health-issues-make-shift-to-preventive-care/16020848007/

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Kansas and Alabama are among a few states still rejecting - NPR

(7 days ago) WEBNearly 60% of those who'd be covered under Kelly's proposal do work at least 20 hours per week, according to an analysis by the Kansas Health Institute, which …

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/22/1245146972/kansas-alabama-medicaid-expansion-uninsured-health-care-obamacare

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Why haven't Kansas and Alabama - Health News Florida

(8 days ago) WEBFrom Nebraska to North Carolina, states with Republican-led legislatures have slowly moved toward expanding access to Medicaid for thousands of their residents. …

https://health.wusf.usf.edu/npr-health/2024-04-22/why-havent-kansas-and-alabama-among-other-holdouts-expanded-access-to-medicaid

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Pandemic exposes digital divide in Kansas - Kansas Health …

(3 days ago) WEBAccording to a recent report by the Kansas Health Institute (KHI), 3 out of 10 Kansans currently do not have access to adequate, high-speed internet. While this …

https://kansashealth.org/2021/06/28/hh-july2021-digital-divide/

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Kansas lawmakers fail in last-ditch effort to pass Medicaid - MSN

(Just Now) WEBKansas lawmakers who support Medicaid expansion on Friday failed in a last-ditch effort to pass the measure, setting the stage for Democrats to campaign on the issue this fall. …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kansas-lawmakers-fail-in-last-ditch-effort-to-pass-medicaid-expansion-ahead-of-elections/ar-AA1nJgPl

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Kansas won't have legal medical pot, expand Medicaid for at least …

(3 days ago) WEBTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for …

https://apnews.com/article/medical-marijuana-medicaid-expansion-kansas-ef48f2d5737f4c7ba3de496c7c84c13f

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HHS Issues New Rule to Strengthen Nondiscrimination - HHS.gov

(Just Now) WEBThe rule will restore protections gutted by the prior administration and help increase meaningful access to health care for communities across the country. The …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/26/hhs-issues-new-rule-strengthen-nondiscrimination-protections-advance-civil-rights-health-care.html

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Global Inequities In Access To Drugs Costs Millions Of Lives

(8 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization estimates that at least one-third of the world’s population does not have access to essential medicines, resulting in millions of …

https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhaseltine/2024/04/28/global-inequities-in-access-to-drugs-costs-millions-of-lives-each-year/

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Kansas Health Institute: Informing Kansas Health Policy

(Just Now) WEBThis tool is designed to guide Local Emergency Planning Committees across Kansas as they embed health equity principles and considerations into their local disaster recovery …

https://www.khi.org/

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Weather service issues tornado watch for large part of Kansas

(6 days ago) WEBThe National Weather Service in Wichita has put a large area of Kansas, including Wichita, under a tornado watch. Courtesy photo National Weather Service A …

https://www.kansascity.com/news/weather-news/article288078695.html

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The Biden-Harris Administration Issues New Rule to Support …

(3 days ago) WEBProhibits the use or disclosure of PHI when it is sought to investigate or impose liability on individuals, health care providers, or others who seek, obtain, …

https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/04/22/biden-harris-administration-issues-new-rule-support-reproductive-health-care-privacy-under-hipaa.html

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Biden-Harris Administration Approves Kansas, Nevada, and West …

(9 days ago) WEBThese States Are Now Authorized to Request Access to BEAD Funds Totaling Over $2 Billion. WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National …

https://www.ntia.gov/press-release/2024/biden-harris-administration-approves-kansas-nevada-and-west-virginia-s-internet

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Severe weather forecast across Kansas. Here is when & where

(2 days ago) WEBBetween 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, northeast Kansas could see hail up to two-inches in diameter, “wind gusts to 60 mph and a few tornadoes, possibly strong are the …

https://www.kansas.com/news/weather-news/article288052980.html

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Red state Democrats waste time trying to get farmers’ votes

(9 days ago) WEBBy Chris Jones Special to The Kansas City Star April 28, 2024 5:08 AM Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart should cut her losses and speak out passionately about …

https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article287908870.html

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Volume 39 Issue 5 Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - Oxford …

(9 days ago) WEBNephrology Dialysis Transplantation 39 5 April 2024. Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence …

https://academic.oup.com/ndt/issue/39/5

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AG Nessel Calls on Congress to Expand Access to Reproductive …

(5 days ago) WEBLANSING – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general this week in urging Congress to pass the Access to Family …

https://www.michigan.gov/ag/news/press-releases/2024/04/26/ag-nessel-calls-on-congress-to-expand-access-to-reproductive-health-services

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