Healthcare and Insurance


Coping with COVID: Week four of mass vaccinations to begin in Missouri Tuesday, state releases locations

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office released a list of mass vaccination sites for the upcoming week, Feb. 16-20. The list includes a vaccination clinic for those receiving their initial dose at the Cerner World Headquarters Campus in North Kansas City… more

Lockton Affinity acquires insurance platform company

Kansas City-based Lockton Companies affiliate, Lockton Affinity, is bringing on an insurance platform company thanks to a recent acquisition. Lockton acquired San Diego, Calif.-based The BluePrint Insurance Services. The company provides technology, training and customer services to help registered investment… more

Kansas, Missouri Walmart pharmacies to begin COVID-19 vaccine administration on Friday

Walmart said its pharmacies will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines in Kansas and Missouri through the U.S. Federal Retail Pharmacy Program on Friday. Eligible customers can schedule a vaccine appointment via the Walmart website once appointments are available. Vaccines will be available to… more

Insurance Insights with Claude Thau

Many people ask: “When is the best time to buy long-term care insurance (LTCi)?”  The answer: “Now, if you can afford the premium on an on-going basis and don’t have higher priority needs.” The amount of coverage today is relatively… more

KC-based SelectQuote reports near-record revenue growth

SelectQuote Inc. is expected to continue upward growth after reporting its quarterly results after the market closed Monday. The Overland Park-based insurance sales agency reported a 103 percent year-over-year increase in revenue for its fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec.… more

Coping with COVID: Location sites announced for week three of Missouri COVID-19 mass vaccination

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson identified site locations for week three of the COVID-19 mass vaccination events in partnership with the Missouri National Guard, Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), and local health care systems. … more

Coping with COVID: Kansas City, Mo. Vaccine Task Force members announced, to soon begin work 

Establish with the passage of a resolution during a Kansas City Council meeting last week, appointments to the Kansas City COVID-19 Vaccine Task Force have been announced. With the goal of getting as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible, item… more

KC-based clinical laboratory Eurofins Viracor, Inc. breaks ground on new state-of-the-art facility

Multiple facilities of Viracor Eurofins, a subsidiary of Eurofins Viracor, Inc., will be consolidated with the construction of a new facility for the clinical specialty lab. A groundbreaking for the Kansas City area-based company this week will move it from… more

Health tech provider Netsmart acquires software company

Locally-headquartered Netsmart Technologies Inc. has acquired Geriatric Practice Management Corp. (GPM) out of North Carolina. GPM is a software-as-a-service technology and services company, primarily focused on the support of the long-term/post-acute care (LTPAC) community. In short, GPM's electronic health record… more

KU Health System reports milestone as total number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients falls below 100

A complete count of all COVID-19 patients hospitalized at The University of Kansas Health System has fallen below 100 for the first time in months, according to a Wednesday media briefing. The total encompasses all active and recovering COVID-19 patients… more