Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City

POLICY NEWS



KANSAS CITY

• University of Kansas Medical Center works to treat rural patients remotely
  Kansas City Business Journal, September 7, 2010
• St. Lukes & United Health Care Working Together Again 
  Fox4KC  News, September 1, 2010
• Kansas consumers leave a state of financial distress
  Kansas City Business Journal, August 26, 2010
• Urban Planner Addresses Possibilities, Limits of Local Food Movement
  KCUR News, August 21, 2010
• Feds $26B aid package finances thousands of MO, KS jobs
  Kansas City Business Journal, August 11, 2010
• Treating PTSD: Local VA Doctors Weighs in on Eligibility Changes
  KCUR News, July 26, 2010

KANSAS

• Kansas has applied for early retiree reinsurance program 
  Kansas Health Institute, September 3, 2010
• Judge lifts restraining order in Wichita smoking ban case 
  KHI News, August 31, 2010
• Slow going in efforts to solve state's dentist shortage
  KHI News, August 30, 2010
• Lawmakers looking for attendant care funding options 
  KHI News, August 27, 2010
• Kansas mental health system is feeling stressed 
  Kansas City Star, August 26, 2010
• Wichita smoking ban trial postponed 
  KHI News, August 25, 2010
• HHS announces $32 million for rural health programs 
  KHI News, August 24, 2010
• Moran: Medicare, Medicaid should cover costs 
  KHI News, August 23, 2010
• State to intensify review of health insurance rate increases 
  KHI News, August 23, 2010
• Farm groups fighting new paperwork requirement in health reform law 
  KHI News, August 23, 2010
• State HIE plan nears completion 
  KHI News, August 19, 2010
• Attorney General appealing smoking ban decision on private clubs
  KHI News, August 18, 2010
• Relief Coming for Children's Health Insurance Backlog 
  KCUR News, August 18, 2010
• Thousands Await Kansas Social Services 
  Fox 4KC, August 17, 2010
• More money needed or cuts in services sure to happen 
  KHI News, August 16, 2010
• Kansas' expected share from the relief package is $179 million 
  KHI News, August 10, 2010
• Access programs match donated medical care with needy patients 
  KHI News, August 10, 2010
• Kansas Facing Medicaid Shortfall 
  KHI News, August 6, 2010
• Extra Medicaid and school dollars for states advanced by U.S. Senate 
  KHI, August 5, 2010
• Health reform expected to change mental health services 
  KHI, July 28, 2010
• Report ranks Kansas 13th best for kids 
  KHI, July 27, 2010
• Report: 16 percent of Kansans lack health insurance
  Kansas City Business Journal, July 22, 2010

 
MISSOURI

• Gov. Nixon announces new law protecting seniors who cancel insurance policies 
  Office of MO Gov., August 27, 2010
• Missouri Doctors Treat Two for One
  KCUR News, August 27, 2010
• American Cancer Society: Missouri has fewer but more deadly cancer cases 
  Kansas City Business Journal, August 23, 2010
• Missouri AG withdraws motion in health care lawsuit 
  Columbia Missourian, August 21, 2010
• State Housing Board Rejects Mental Illness Plan But Redefines Development Criteria
  KCUR News, August 20, 2010
• Federal Money on the Way for Missouri School Districts 
  Fox 4KC News, August 18, 2010
• Missouri's Proposition C vote yields wide range of political effect 
  Columbia Missourian, August 18, 2010
• Missouri to Recieve $1 Million to Help Crack Down on Unreasonable Health Insurance Premium Hikes
  Carthage Press, August 16, 2010
• Millions in Federal Money Coming to Missouri for Education, Health Care 
  KCUR, August 10, 2010
• Missouri Hospital Association joins fight against Prop C 
  St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 27, 2010
• Missouri child welfare rank improves 
  St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 27, 2010
• Missouri voters should reject pointless Proposition C on health care
  Kansas City Star, July 24, 2010
• What is Proposition C? 
  St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 23, 2010
• New pre-existing condition health insurance plan now accepting applications
  DIFP, July 15, 2010
• Raising the Cigarette Tax: Is it Viable in Missouri?|
  KCUR, June 8, 2010
• Missouri’s cigarette tax is now lowest in U.S. 
  Kansas City Star, May 13, 2010

NATIONAL

• Medicare Will Experiment With Expansion Of Hospice Coverage 
  Kaiser Health News, September 7, 2010 
• Few Health Insurance Options For People With Pre-Existing Conditions 
  Kaiseer Health News, September 7, 2010
• Health care reform for small biz is working
  Kansas City Star, September 7, 2010
• Myths, Controversy Surround Health Reform Law
  Kaiser Health News, September 3, 2010
• Up To 5 Million Kids Uninsured But Eligible For Government Programs 
  Kaiser Health News, September 3, 2010
• Health insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers’ wallets
  Kansas City Star, September 2, 2010
• Don't Let Recess Die! Six Ways to Save Recess at Your Child's School 
  The Huffington Post, September 1, 2010
• States And Firms Seek Health Reform Funds While Opposing Law 
  Kaiser Health News, September 2, 2010
• Medicare Smoking Prevention Program Could Lower Costs 
  Kaiser Health News, September 1, 2010
• Public Backing For Health Overhaul Wanes As Obama Administration Prepares For Midterms 
  Kaiser Health News, August 31, 2010
• Record Number Enrolled In Anti-Poverty Programs, COBRA Coverage Alternatives Examined 
  Kaiser Health News, August 30, 2010
• As Reform Improves The Overall Market, Inefficient Insurers Could Take Hits 
  Kaiser Health News, August 30, 2010
• Many Public Hospitals Face Increasing Pressures; Nonprofit Hospitals Face Uncertain Futures
  Kaiser Health News, August 30, 2010
• Health Care Costs Weigh On Employers, Jobless Alike 
  Kaiser Health News, August 27, 2010 
• Fed will consider large-scale investments if economy deteriorates further 
  Fox4KC News, August 27, 2010
• Obama Administration Touts Federal Efforts To Combat Health Care Fraud
  Kaiser Health News, August 27, 2010
• Battle For Public Opinion Of Health Overhaul Continues In States 
  Kaiser Health News, August 25, 2010
• Device Firms Skid As Health IT Looks To Bright Future
  Kaiser Health News, August 25, 2010 
• Rep. Gerry Connolly Sees Strong Shift In Public View Of Health Reform 
  Kaiser Health News, August 25, 2010
• U.S. district judge calls halt to federal aid for stem-cell research
  Kansas City Star, August 25, 2010
• States Look To Slow Spending, Raise Money And Extend Savings For Medicaid 
  Kaiser Health News, August 24, 2010
• Physicians Must Disclose If They Own CT, MRI or PET Scanners 
  Kaiser Health News, August 23, 2010
• New Law Offers Hope For Homeless Health Care 
  Kaiser Health News, August 20, 2010
• Colleges Say New Health Law May Imperil Student Policies 
  Kaiser Health News, August 20, 2010
• Employee health care costs are going up 
  Kansas City Business Journal, August 19, 2010
• Seniors Will See Modest Increase In Medicare Drug Premiums But Improved Benefits 
  Kaiser Health News, August 19, 2010
• Large Employers Grappling With Health Law Changes 
  Kaiser Health News, August 19, 2010
• Health Insurance Costs Rise Sharply For Unemployed As COBRA Subsidy Ends 
  Kaiser Health News, August 18, 2010 
• State Insurance Regulators Approve Guidelines For Health Plans' Spending 
  Kaiser Health News, August 18, 2010
• Recession Led To Cuts In Health System Use 
  Kaiser Health News, August 17, 2010
• Health Insurance mandate makes good sense 
  Kansas City Star, August 17, 2010
• Attacking Social Security 
  St. Louis Post Dispatch, August 17, 2010
• Medicaid Cutbacks Not The Same As Private Insurance Rescission 
  Kaiser Health News, August 16, 2010
• Insurance Industry Looks To Make Lemonade From Health Reform 
  Kaiser Health News, August 16, 2010
• Hospitals' 'Bad Debts' Grow As Even Insured Patients Have Trouble Paying Medical Bills 
  Kaiser Health News, August 13, 2010
• Health Law Expands Medicare Coverage Of Preventive Care 
  Kaiser Health News, August 10, 2010
• Medicare and Mayberry 
  The White House Blog, July 30, 2010
• White House Predicts Overhaul Will Save $8 Billion For Medicare By The End of 2011 
  Kaiser Health News, August 2, 2010
• EHealth Wins Contract To Help Run Federal Health Website
  Kaiser Health News, August 2, 2010
• Company Health Plans May Increasingly Demand Proof Family Is Family 
  Kaiser Health News, July 28, 2010
• Economy takes toll on program that helps mentally ill get jobs 
  St. Louis Post Dispatch, July 28, 2010
• Health Overhaul Navigator 
  Health Key, 2010
• 2 New Provisions In Health Law Will Help Seniors 
  Kaiser Health News, July 27, 2010
• Lack of Dental Insurance A Problem For Millions 
  Kaiser Health News, July 26, 2010