Healthcare and Insurance


Children’s Mercy Adding New Medical Office to Overland Park Campus

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.… more

Overland Park-based Cobalt MedPlans Sells to MDI NetworX

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… more

Kansas City Health Department Confirm Measles Exposure at MCI

Posted November 18, 2025 The Kansas City, Missouri Health Department announced it had found a confirmed case of measles earlier this month. The Kansas resident who tested positive for the disease was at the Kansas City International Airport (MCI) on… more

KCK TB Outbreak Officially Ends According to KDHE

Posted November 18, 2025 The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has declared the tuberculosis outbreak over in the Kansas City, Kansas metropolitan area. The KDHE, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the University of… more

NKC Health Received Award by Missouri Hospital Association

Posted November 12, 2025 The Missouri Hospital Association (MHA) honored NKC Health with the 2025 Aim for Excellence Award for its outstanding clinical outcomes. MHA announced the honor on November 5 during its 103rd Annual Convention. Established in 2016, the… more

Cingulate Names Chief Commercial Officer, Gains $6M for ADHD Drug

Posted November 12, 2025 Biopharmaceutical company Cingulate Inc. announced it has hired Bryan Downey as chief commercial officer. Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s decision to accept Cingulate’s new drug application, the company announced the appointment of Bryan Downey… more

AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Names Stephanie Rosentreter CFO

Posted November 5, 2025 AdventHealth Shawnee Mission has named Stephanie Rosentreter as its new chief financial officer. Rosentreter will oversee strategic financial planning and management for AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, as well as AdventHealth Prairie Star and AdventHealth College Boulevard, according… more

Blue KC Names Jenny Housley as Next CEO, Erin Stucky Will Retire

Posted October 29, 2025 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City announced its CEO, Erin Stucky, will retire by the end of 2026 and named Jenny Housley her successor. Housley, who serves as the Blue KC Senior Vice President… more

Overland Park-based George King Bio-Medical Sells to Precision BioLogic

Posted October 22, 2025 Overland Park-based George King Bio-Medical, Inc., a provider of diagnostic products used in laboratories, has been acquired by Precision BioLogic, a medical equipment manufacturer. Headquartered in Nova Scotia, Canada, Precision BioLogic develops, manufactures and markets clinical… more

Children’s Mercy Appoints Michelle Wimes to Chief People Officer

Posted October 20, 2025 Children’s Mercy has appointed Dr. Michelle Wimes as the hospital’s permanent chief people officer. Wimes will assume the role, effective immediately, according to a Monday release. Wimes first stepped into a interim role in July following… more