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New healthcare alliance announced Tuesday in Springfield is …

WEBA healthcare system and three educational institutions in Springfield are working together to help meet the area’s future health needs. On Tuesday, they …

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Sedgwick County announces location for new state mental health …

WEBThe new hospital will be on the northwest corner of Meridian and MacArthur in south Wichita. After months of gathering feedback, the Sedgwick County Commission …

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Missouri becomes last with statewide prescription database as …

WEBPublished December 17, 2023 at 1:34 PM CST. Sarah Fentem. /. St. Louis Public Radio. Health workers who dispense drugs in Missouri are now required to enter prescription …

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Kids of color get worse health care across the board in the U.S

WEBThis scenario is one that children of color in the U.S. are more likely to face than their white peers, according to new findings published in The Lancet Child & …

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BJC completes merger with Kansas City-based Saint Luke's Health …

WEBBJC Healthcare has formally closed the deal that merges the St. Louis-based company with Saint Luke's Health System in Kansas City, officials announced Monday. …

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Large areas of Missouri and Kansas lack primary care doctors. How …

WEBAs much as 80% of Missouri and about 50% of Kansas lacks a primary care doctor, according the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, leading to hours …

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Walmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care service

WEBWalmart is closing its health centers and virtual care service after struggling to find success with the offerings, the U.S. retailer said Tuesday. The Bentonville, …

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Anthem to hire 250 new employees at downtown St. Louis …

WEBThe company announced the addition of 250 jobs to the specialty pharmacy team operating out of St. Louis. The health insurance company Elevance, known as …

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Want a healthy gut

WEBDifferences in gut microbiomes early in life can have a lasting effect. Poor gut health leaves people at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, severe asthma or other lung …

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Freeman Health System Announces New Hospital in Pittsburg

WEBOn what she referred to as a “monumental day,” Freeman Health System President and Chief Executive Officer Paula Baker announced plans for the region’s …

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Missouri lawmakers debate blocking KU Health System deal with …

WEBLiberty Hospital announced it would partner with the University of Kansas Health System to help meet growing demand in the Kansas City suburbs north of the …

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PSU, CHCSEK Partner to Expand Healthcare for Students and Staff

WEBPittsburg State University and the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas made a major announcement Tuesday.. KRPS’s Fred Fletcher-Fierro. Pittsburg …

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Freeman Restores Service to One of Two Patient Portals

WEBThe health system hasn’t said why either of the patient's portals were offline, however, cyberattacks involved data of more than 40 million individual patients in 2023, …

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COVID-19 highlighted chronic health conditions, disparities in

WEBThe pandemic highlighted the overall health of Missourians. Those with chronic conditions such as heart disease and diabetes and those who were obese were …

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St. Luke’s merger may drive up hospital bills for Kansas City …

WEBIn the medical industry, the goal is increasingly straightforward: Get bigger. Or else. Consider, for example, the merger of Kansas City’s St. Luke’s Health System …

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Mercy announces plan for $650 million Wentzville hospital to …

WEBThe Chesterfield-based Catholic health system today submitted a letter of intent to build the $650 million facility to the state’s Department of Health and Senior …

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Missouri to keep kids enrolled in Medicaid for 12 months starting …

WEBA provision in the federal spending bill approved last year ensures all people 18 and under who receive insurance through Medicaid and the Children’s Health …

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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly reveals plan for Medicaid expansion with …

WEBGov. Laura Kelly unveiled Thursday her proposal for a Medicaid expansion package that includes a work requirement, revenue streams to offset the state’s cost, …

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SLU hospital nurses call for safer staffing levels, breaks during 24

WEBRegistered nurses hold a 24 hour strike on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, outside SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Midtown St. Louis. Nurses have been …

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