Healthcare and Insurance
Posted January 21, 2026 The University of Kansas Cancer Center has secured $36 million in funding from U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kansas). Moran, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS), announced Congress approved the…
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Posted January 20, 2026 The University of Kansas Health System executive, Tammy Perterman, has been selected as the 2026 chair of the Kansas Hospital Association Board of Directors. Peterman was elected to the position during the Kansas Hospital Association (KHA)…
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Posted January 20, 2026 NKC Health president and CEO, Dr. Stephen Reintjes Sr., has been selected by the Missouri Hospital Association for the role of chair for its 2026 Board of Trustees. Reintjes’ one-year term began on January 1. The…
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Posted December 31, 2025 Kansas City-based Children’s Mercy has appointed Abby Jackson to the role of chief compliance officer, having previously worked at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Jackson confirmed her new role in a LinkedIn post on…
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Posted December 31, 2025 AdventHealth South Overland Park has appointed Jeremy Carlson as its new chief nursing officer. Carlson will begin his new role effective January 19, according to a release shared with Ingram's Magazine. He brings more than 22…
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Posted December 22, 2025 Saint Luke’s Health System has promoted Bobby Olm-Shipman to president of Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Olm-Shipman will begin his new role effective Feb. 1, according to a release. He is succeeding Jani Johnson, who…
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Posted December 17, 2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced plans to affiliate with Highmark Inc., a not-for-profit health insurer based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This affiliation is a significant step toward Blue KC’s long-term growth and expanding…
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Posted December 17, 2025 Saint Luke’s will become the new official health care provider and official team care provider of Sporting KC for the 2026 Major League Soccer season. The 10-year partnership between Sporting KC and Children’s Mercy will come…
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Posted December 10, 2025 Overland Park planning commissioners approved the final development plan for an expansion project at the Children’s Mercy Overland Park campus. The final development plans detail a 116,767 square-foot addition to the north side of the campus.…
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Posted December 3, 2025 Cobalt MedPlans, a business of Cobalt Health Solutions, a wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, has been sold to a healthcare solutions provider. MDI NetworX, a healthcare BPO and technology-enabled…
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