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Healthcare and Insurance

Williams steps down as Missouri health director

Missouri’s health director resigned Tuesday amid the state’s coronavirus vaccine rollout, Republican Gov. Mike Parson announced. Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams was appointed to the job in 2017 by Parson’s predecessor, former GOP Gov. Eric… more

Coping with COVID: KU Health System COVID-19 patient count drops to nearly half over weekend

Health officials reported a drop in the number of COVID-19 patients at The University of Kansas Health System on Monday. Eight people with the active virus are being treated, down from 14 on Friday, April 16. Of those patients, six… more

Cerner EHR system rollout paused again

The Department of Veterans Affairs is pausing deployment activities for its new $16 billion Cerner EHR system at a second site until it has completed a strategic review of the project and shared the results with Congress. The VA first… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas surpasses 1 million mark in number of residents with COVID vaccine

Kansas has crossed the threshold of vaccinating more than 1 million people as a third highly contagious variant is detected in the state. That means 35% of the state’s 2.9 million residents have received at least one shot, according to… more

University of Kansas School of Medicine among Top 10 schools for primary care in nationwide ranking

Among the top 10 medical schools for primary care in the U.S. is one right in the region's backyard: The University of Kansas School of Medicine. The school made No. 9 on U.S. News and World Report's rankings of medical… more

KC health department to use only Pfizer, Moderna vaccines

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Q&A with Rob Broomfield

Q: Last year, the early estimates of COVID impact on fall 2020 enrollment pricing were pretty conservative—in the range of 1-2 percent or so. Is that how things shook out by year’s end? A: I think that’s in line with… more

Coping with COVID: Children’s Mercy KC starts COVID vaccine trials for ages six months to 11

Kansas City area children will be participating in a vaccine trial study feeding into a nationwide trial effort to vaccinate youth in the U.S. Children's Mercy Hospital announced Wednesday its participation in a nationwide COVID-19 vaccine trial using the Pfizer… more

Coping with COVID: Johnson & Johnson vaccine concerns put dosing on hold in Kansas, Missouri

Following widespread concern regarding effects of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, health officials in the U.S. including those in Kansas and Missouri have announced a pause of the vaccine's administration. Reports that the vaccine can and has caused blood… more

Kansas City in running to land AssuredPartners’ headquarters

Kansas City could potentially land the headquarters of Florida insurance company, AssuredPartners. AssuredPartners is an operator of a mid-market insurance brokerage firm. The company offers property and casualty insurance as well as employee benefits brokerage services. The company is seeking… more