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The Wichita Beacon

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Missouri train ride led to KC-area measles case that’s exposed 250 people so far

It was the call Ray Dlugolecki had been dreading. And one he and other public health officials have been expecting. The assistant director at Jackson County Public Health learned on Sunday afternoon about a confirmed case of measles, not just in his agency’s jurisdiction, but in one of its own buildings. The previous week, an […] The post Missouri train ride led to KC-area measles case that’s exposed 250 people so far appeared first on The Beacon .

Jackson County, MO · 09-16

KSHB 41 Action News

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Asylum seeker released from ICE custody days after hospitalization

Katsiaryna Bartko, a 33-year-old thyroid cancer survivor originally from Belarus, has been released from ICE custody Wednesday, according to her attorney and designated medical representative.

Wyandotte County, KS · 09-16

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Free mobile clinic helps Topeka residents access health care

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A free mobile health clinic is offering blood-pressure checks, screenings, and medical education to Topeka residents with or without health insurance. Jaime Reyes received services Tuesday at the Washburn Mobile Health Van, parked across from the El-Shaddai Temple. It was his seventh time visiting the clinic.

Topeka, KS · 09-15
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Asylum seeker hospitalized without family's knowledge in ICE custody facility

A Leavenworth community group and the partner of a woman in ICE custody are demanding transparency after the woman was hospitalized without her family or attorney being notified.

Leavenworth, KS · 09-15

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Public health event to continue discussion of racial disparities in Douglas County birth outcomes

The health department is inviting the Douglas County community to continue an April conversation focused on racial disparities in local birth outcomes. In April, Black mothers shared their testimonies and researchers with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health presented data demonstrating the discrepancies across infant mortality, birth weight and more for Black families.

Douglas County, KS · 09-13

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Kansas City Woman, 79, Marks 60 Years at Same Hospital, Still Won't Quit

Aline Thomas was born inside The University of Kansas Hospital in 1947, and nearly two decades later, on August 16, 1966, she walked back through its doors as a 19-year-old new hire. Six decades later, at age 79, she is still there, working as a surgical technologist in the hospital's burn unit, and she says she has no intention of stopping anytime soon.

Kansas City, KS · 09-11

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KCK woman has worked at same hospital for 60 years and has no plans to retire

Aline Thomas has a unique connection to the University of Kansas Hospital — she was born there, started working there at 19 and, at 79, has no plans to leave.

Leavenworth County, KS · 09-09

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LMH Health, KU and others form Astra Health with goals of reducing costs, expanding access

LMH Health, the University of Kansas Health System and three other Kansas health systems have joined forces to form Astra Health, a collaboration aiming to improve care, reduce costs and better serve rural communities. LMH, KU and Amberwell Health in Atchison, Newman Regional Health in Emporia, and Salina Regional Health...

Lawrence, KS · 09-08

The Wichita Beacon

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KC hospitals see more patients without insurance — and expect many more

The end of enhanced subsidies for ACA plans is adding to the tally of uninsured patients. New Medicaid requirements coming in January could be a multiplier. The post KC hospitals see more patients without insurance — and expect many more appeared first on The Beacon .

Kansas City, KS · 09-08

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Free classes offer first aid skills for mental health

Astra Mental Health and Recovery has free community Mental Health First Aid classes coming up Sep. 10 and Sept. 23.

Topeka, KS · 09-08

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Proposed Kansas data center near psychiatric hospital raises safety concerns

A proposed data center that would sit hundreds of yards away from Osawatomie State Hospital is raising concerns from a former employee of the hospital.

Osawatomie, KS · 09-07

The Topeka Capital-Journal

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Why Roger Marshall argues Medicaid wasn't cut in Big Beautiful Bill

Topeka, KS · 09-04

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News Release: MorningStar Senior Living, Confluent Development Break Ground on Senior Living Community in Leawood

LEAWOOD, KS (September 3, 2026) — MorningStar Senior Living and Confluent Development have broken ground on MorningStar Senior Living of Leawood, a 103-unit senior living community in Leawood, Kansas, a suburban area 10 miles southwest of downtown Kansas City. The two-story, 104,857 square-foot community will be developed on 4.10...

Leawood, KS · 09-03

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KCK Caregiver Sentenced After Billing Medicaid for Care He Never Gave

A 67-year-old Kansas City, Kansas man has been sentenced after admitting he billed the state's Medicaid program for personal care services he never actually provided. Donald Dean was ordered to serve 30 days in jail and repay more than $70,000 to the Kansas Medicaid program, following a guilty plea to making a false claim, statement or representation to Medicaid.

Kansas City, KS · 09-01

The Topeka Capital-Journal

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Cindy Holscher promises Medicaid expansion, but feds cut incentive

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Cindy Holscher is campaigning on promises of expanding Medicaid, despite a federal cut to the incentive that makes expansion more difficult financially and politically. At an Aug. 25 gubernatorial forum in Wichita , Holscher said Medicaid expansion would help rural hospital survive in Kansas. "States around us have expanded," she said. "We have forfeited over $7 billion of our taxpayer funds that go to other states because we haven't expanded here. Hospitals will tell you and our rural hospitals will tell you and chambers of commerce will say this is the thing we should do to help our rural hospitals and our people all across the state." Holscher, a current state senator, criticized her fellow lawmakers for not expanding already. Republican candidate Ty Masterson, the Senate president, said rural health care challenges are "not unique to Kansas" as "there's a general depopulation of the Great Plains." "Medicaid expansion doesn't make any sense," Masterson said. Like Holscher, Masterson acknowledged that other states expanded Medicaid. "It is not saving rural hospitals ... that's not an answer to save a rural hospital," Masterson said. "It's been proven not to do that. But what it has done, it's displaced the disabled

Kansas · 09-01

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KCK man sentenced for Medicaid fraud

TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - A Kansas City, Kansas, man who pled guilty to Medicaid fraud has now been sentenced. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach announced Monday that 67-year-old Donald Dean was sentenced to seven months in the Kansas Department of Corrections before the sentence was suspended for 12 months of supervised probation and 30 days in jail.

Kansas City, KS · 09-01

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Kansas, Missouri leaders gather in Lawrence to tackle rural healthcare crisis

Extreme Heat Warning: Atchison County, Bates County, Caldwell County, Carroll County, Cass County, Clay County, Clinton County, Daviess County, De Kalb County, Douglas County, Gentry County, Henry County, Jackson County, Johnson County, Johnson County, Leavenworth County, Linn County, …. Some of the biggest names in healthcare gathered in Lawrence, Kansas,...

Lawrence, KS · 09-02

The Wichita Beacon

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Not accepting health insurance is a selling point for some Kansas City doctors

As health insurance costs climb, more patients turn to direct primary care for basic care. Patients get quick access for a monthly fee. The post Not accepting health insurance is a selling point for some Kansas City doctors appeared first on The Beacon .

Kansas City, MO · 09-01

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Stormont Vail Health Welcomes Surgical Intensivist Christopher Koo, M.D.

Stormont Vail Health welcomes Dr. Christopher Koo, surgical intensivist, to Stormont Vail Hospital, 1500 S.W. 10th Ave., Topeka, KS 66604. As a trauma and acute care surgery specialist, Dr. Koo cares for patients during some of their most critical and unexpected moments. He is committed to helping patients and families understand their diagnosis, treatment options, and plan of care through clear, honest communication.

Topeka, KS · 08-31