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Healthcare and Insurance

Coping with COVID: Next tier of vaccinations to begin in Missouri mid-March with Phase 1B Tier 3 

With the start of March just days away, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced the state's intentions to begin Phase 1B Tier 3 of COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, March 15. The move is expected to make an estimated 550,000 more Missourians… more

KCMO, YMCA form vaccine partnership with Walmart

A movement to vaccinate more vulnerable populations of the city will take its next step beginning this weekend through a COVID-19 vaccine partnership between the City of Kansas City, Mo., YMCA of Greater Kansas City and Walmart. Beginning this weekend,… more

Healthcare, tech companies to launch COVID-19 vaccine tool

The Vaccination Credential Initiative, a collective of organizations including Cerner, Epic and Microsoft, hopes to begin testing its co-developed COVID-19 vaccine digital passport technology this spring. The Vaccine Credential Initiative announced its project Jan. 14 and is building a digital tool… more

KU Health reports dip in active COVID-19 patients

The University of Kansas Health System has displayed a healthy down-tick in the number of hospitalized patients with active COVID-19. In a daily media briefing on Wednesday, Feb. 24, the count in active patients dropped into the 20-range at KU… more

Lenexa AdventHealth campus project put on hold, receives council approval to delay groundbreaking

AdventHealth's planned wellness campus at Lenexa City Center has received a go to begin, however developers say progress on the project will take longer than anticipated due to COVID-19. completion of those stages will take a bit longer. With approval… more

Coping with COVID: Kansas City, Kan. seniors over 65 now eligible for COVID-19 vaccine with appointment 

This week, the Unified Government Public Health Department announced that residents of Wyandotte County 65 years old and over are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. The UGPHD said it’s now scheduling vaccinations for those at highest risk, and highest priority… more

Pharmacies up recruitment to help administer COVID vaccine

Pharmacy chains across the U.S. are on hiring sprees to recruit pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to help with the national COVID-19 vaccination campaign, The New York Times reported Feb. 10.  The U.S. is set to send 1 million vaccine doses to roughly 6,500 retail… more

KCVA reports no inpatient cases for first time in seven months

For the first time in several months -  since June 2020 - the Kansas City VA Medical Center has no COVID-19 patients. Dr. Ahmad Batrash, KCVA chief of staff, said in a news release that this is a “major milestone.”… more

String of KC-area Midwest Health senior living facilities among first to resume in-person visits

Midwest Health, one of the Kansas City area's largest assisted and independent living providers in the region, has opened all five of its local Homestead Senior Living communities in Johnson County, Kan. Topeka-based Midwest Health owns around 65 senior living… more

Affordable Care Act market sign-up reopens for Kansans

Enrollment for 2021 health insurance has re-opened for Kansans this week.  Residents have access to a Special Enrollment Period to sign up for Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance plans between Feb. 15, 2021 and May 15, 2021, along with Medicare… more