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Healthcare and Insurance

Q&A with Jeff Spencer of Holmes Murphy & Associates

Q: Right now, what are the biggest issues your business clients are facing as they deal with the COVID-19 impact on their operations? A: I think for all of them, it starts with trying to figure out how is COVID… more

Outbreak of COVID-19 at Clay County nursing home facility

Pleasant Valley Manor Care Center in Pleasant Valley, Mo. has reported an outbreak of COVID-19 within the facility that has resulted in the death of at least one resident. This outbreak stands as the first long-term care facility with COVID-19… more

Q&A With … Doug Girod

Q&A With … Douglas Girod Douglas Girod is the chancellor of the University of Kansas. He is a physician and was the former vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Health System. Q: Where is KU in terms of preparation… more

MU, KU Bring Players Back to Practice with Testing

Sports players at both the University of Kansas and Missouri are expected to be back at practice under the condition that they undergo COVID-19 testing. In the case of KU Athletics, all athletes will be tested before returning to practice… more

Gov. Parson Stays With Reopening Dates

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is committed to keeping the state's reopening date due to COVID-19 at June 15, despite a fluctuation in Missouri's cases. “June the 15th is where we’re at on that, and we look at everything every day,”… more

CDC Worried That Public Isn’t Taking Guidance Seriously

The director of the CDC is concerned that Americans aren't taking warnings about COVID-19 seriously. CDC Director Robert Redfield said in a report to Congress that he is concerned that protests due to the death of George Floyd, there might… more

KC Paper Plant Has 200 COVID-19 Cases

A paper plant on Kansas City's East Side, called Aspen Paper, has reported 200 cases of COVID-19, according to Mayor Quinton Lucas recently. The Kansas City Health Department has tracked the cases back to the plant. “We are not talking… more

Nurse Union Stressed By COVID-19

Nurses are apparently upset by the re-use of N95 masks that could help protect them from the COVID-19 outbreak. The use of recycled masks is a particular concern by the union. Read more at Becker's Hospital Review. more

Insurance Tough Now During Riots

Civil disturbances during the Los Angeles riots during 1992 totaled $1.42 billion in today's dollars, and the numbers are expected to climb over the protests over George Floyd's death in Minneapolis. This protest has gone through at least 25 cities… more

Nation Still Has Work to Do Containing COVID-19

The challenge of managing the spread of the COVID-19 virus showed up this week with new metrics from a Web site tracking infection rates in all 50 states. Just a week ago, the site rt.live showed that the virus was… more