Healthcare and Insurance
As research and development of multiple COVID-19 vaccines continue to show promising safety and effectiveness findings, Governor Mike Parson today announced the launch of a new vaccine website for Missouri residents. MOStopsCOVID.com provides Missourians with information regarding the safety of the…
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Earlier this week, two regional hospital systems saw a new record high in the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients being treated at their facilities. Stormont Vail Health reached 100 COVID-19 patients Tuesday according to its COVID-19 Scorecard, following just a…
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Topeka’s Stormont Vail said they have requested emergency staffing assistance from the state, as the surge in COVID-19 cases in the community continues to impact its health care workers. Matt Lara, Public Relations Specialist for the hospital said, “Stormont Vail…
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Truman Medical Center/University Health has confirmed that's it among the first health care providers in the Kansas City area to administer bamlanivimab. Authorization for the drug was approved for those with a mild to moderate case of COVID-19 and aims…
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The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance is recommending a 1.0 percent increase in workers’ compensation insurance loss costs for 2021. This marks the first time in six years that average workers’ compensation rates will increase. This slight increase is…
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Shawnee, Kan. may soon see a new mental health facility at the corner of Hilltop and Midland Drive. A building located at 6815 Hilltop Road is being proposed as the site for Anew Health, a short-term mental health facility that…
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Grand plans from MU Health Care for a new children's hospitals have moved one step closer to fruition. A proposal for a new seven-story MU Health Care Children's Hospital received approval last week from a UM System Board of Curators…
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Is the Kansas City region at a tipping point with medical resources to treat COVID-19 patients? In large part, the answer to that may be determined by where you live—some hospitals are seeing significantly more demand than others. Perhaps the…
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A recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases sweeping the U.S. and the Kansas City region has led to a decision by the Jackson County Health Department that it will be temporarily closing its clinic, The closure will last…
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