Healthcare and Insurance
Federal aid began flowing today to cash-strapped rural hospitals across Kansas, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran said this morning. Although federal aid to business approved in March excluded rural hospitals owned by political subdivisions, Moran said additional federal money was being…
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Good Friday dawned with some good news from the University of Kansas Hospital: After holding steady at 33 for several days, the census of patients for treatment of COVID-19 has dipped to 30. In a morning news briefing, medical director…
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Leslie Davis is the owner of True Peace Financial Solutions in Overland Park, Kan., an affiliate of Topeka-based AE Wealth, which has more than $7 billion in assets under management. She talked about challenges in the investment market right now.…
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has chosen a Florissant hotel for Missouri's first alternative medical site for patients suffering from mild COVID-19 symptoms. He said other sites are looking being looked at across the state for similar facilities. “Our hospitals and…
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The CDC has issued guidance for critical infrastructure employees who might have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 to return to work. Critical-infrastructure employees are considered those who work in 16 different sectors, including those in law enforcement, janitorial staff,…
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The federal Health Resources and Services Administration has announced more than $44 million in emergency funding to almost 50 health centers across Missouri and Kansas as part of the national effort to stop the spread of COVID-19 and provide treatment…
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In an effort to better understand how the Coronavirus is spreading through the community, Johnson County officials want residents to fill out a short survey, not once, but several times. Johnson County Department of Health and Environment officials want residents…
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With the greater Kansas City area’s older adult population expected to grow to more than 370,000 in the next 10 years, the health of the long-term care industry will become increasingly important. “Rising prevalence of dementia, Alzheimer’s, heart disorders, respiratory…
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Called to action by a Kansas City health-care non-profit, a team of a dozen medical providers is on its way to New York, the nation's epicenter in the fight to save lives of COVID-19 patients. Olathe-based Heart to Heart International…
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A recent report has some disturbing news for rural hospitals saying one in four of them could close to do worsened conditions heightened by COVID-19, and Kansas is one of the most at-risk states. An annual report by Guidehouse says…
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