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Healthcare and Insurance


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

Fauci: Vaccine for COVID-19 Should be Ready by Year’s End

Dr. Anthony Facuci, who is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the White House COVID-19 task force, says that there should be a vaccine for the pandemic by the end of the… more

U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 100,000

There have been 100,000 Americans killed by COVID-19 since the spread of the pandemic in the United States. An average of 900 Americans have died every day from the virus since it first appeared here four months ago. Read more… more

COVID-19 Numbers Tilt in Wyandotte County’s Favor

Wyandotte County, the COVID-19 hotspot for Kansas since the onset of the pandemic, has new evidence that containment efforts are bringing the illness under control.   At a news briefing this morning, physician Allen Greiner of the Unified Government's health… more

JoCo Increases Drive-Thru Testing

Johnson County, Kan., has upped its drive-thru testing capabilities for COVID-19 tests, increasing the number of daily capability from 60 to 90. The tests, which are done by appointment, are administered for free to residents over 18 at the Johnson… more

Report: Earlier Social Distancing Could Have Save Thousands

A new Columbia University report says that tens of thousands of lives would have been saved if social-distancing measures would have been put in place more quickly in the United States. If the measures were put in place one week… more

Gov. Parson Wants 7,500 Tested Per Day

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said he would like to see COVID-19 testing increased to 7,500 per day, an increase of 60 percent from last week's average. The push comes as Missouri is reportedly ranked 41st out of 50 states in… more

CDC Releases Reopening Guidelines

Increased COVID-19 testing is stressed in a new Centers for Disease report on how the country should reopen in the wake of the virus' spread across the a nation. Based on the results of the testing, coupled with the efforts… more

Q&A With … Marc Hahn, Kansas City University

Marc Hahn is president and chief executive officer of Kansas City University. Q. How has health-care instruction changed since COVID-19? A. COVID-19 changed all education in a dramatic way and it did so with a speed no one thought possible.… more

Back to Business: The Very First Steps

The numbers suggest COVID-19 is easing its pandemic grip on the U.S., and with states lifting restrictions on business activity, tens of thousands of business owners will be trying to come up with their own answers to a shared question:… more