Healthcare and Insurance
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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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…
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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…
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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…
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