Healthcare and Insurance

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

Hopeful Metrics on COVID-19 as of May 20

Health-care executives across the nation, like their counterparts in elective office, are anxiously studying metrics on the COVID-19 pandemic as states lift restrictions on business activity. They might take some measure of comfort from the latest statistics on the spread… more

FTC: Watch Out for Contact-Tracing Scams

The Federal Trade Commission is warning consumers about contract-tracing scams sent out via text message.  It says that government health departments will send out a text message simply letting one know that they will call. Scan texts will ask for… more

SelectQuote Readies IPO

Online insurance broker SelectQuote, which is based in Overland Park, is preparing for an IPO to raise $475 million with a stock price in the range of $17 to $19. MarketWatch reports it could place the value of the company… more

May 2020 COVID-19 Update: Passing the Test?

The good news, to people starving for some amid the carnage of the COVID-19 pandemic, is that in this region, the caseloads appear to be tapering off. A number of metrics reinforce that: The Web site rt.live, created by a pair… more

Q&A With … Mary Anne Jackson, UMKC

Mary Anne Jackson was named dean of the University of Missouri - Kansas City's medical school earlier this month after servicing as interim dean for nearly two years. Q. Medical school is already an intense environment. Has it become more… more