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DSNWK benefits from support of the United Way of Ellis County, CARE Council
18+ hour, 35+ min ago (336+ words) Hays Post DSNWK benefits from support of the United Way of Ellis County, CARE Council Developmental Services of Northwest Kansas (DSNWK) is grateful to announce that The United Way of Ellis County has allocated $19, 000 for the Job Placement Follow-along program…...
Missouri, Kansas families pay nearly 10% of their income on employer-provided health insurance
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (797+ words) By SUZANNE KINGThe Beacon A new report found that nearly 10% of median household income in Missouri and Kansas goes toward deductibles and premiums. At that level, economists say those households are underinsured. Health care costs are rising in Missouri and…...
Hays Med faces economic pressures, operating at a loss
3+ mon, 18+ hour ago (1437+ words) By CRISTINA JANNEYHays Post Rural hospitals are facing economic pressures that have them operating in the red. Hays Med has not been immune to these pressures. Hays Med Chief Financial Officer Michelle'Beckner said the hospital has been operating at a…...
Why 30 hospitals in Kansas and 12 in Missouri are at risk of closure
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1357+ words) By SUZANNE KINGThe Beacon Kansas has more hospitals in immediate danger of closing than any other state, according to a recent analysis of the financial health of the country's most remote hospitals. The'Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform, a national…...
Far fewer people buy Obamacare coverage as insurance premiums spike
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (1031+ words) Nationwide, the number of people buying health plans on Obamacare insurance marketplaces is down by about 833, 000 compared with a year ago, according to federal data released this week. Many states are reporting fewer new enrollees, more people dropping their coverage,…...
Health subsidies expire: Millions of Americans face steep insurance hikes
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (753+ words) Democrats forced a43-day government shutdownover the issue. Moderate Republicanscalled for a solutionto save their 2026 political aspirations. President Donald Trumpfloated a way out, only to back off after conservative backlash. In the end, no one's efforts were enough to save the…...
State health care affordability pushes complicated by One Big Beautiful Bil
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (976+ words) By: Bernard J. Wolfson, KFF Health News- As Congress debates whether to extend the temporary federal subsidies that havehelped millionsof Americans buy health coverage, a crucial underlying reality is sometimes overlooked: Those subsidies are merely a band-aid covering the often unaffordable…...
For seniors on Medicare Advantage, lower costs can mean gambling with health care
4+ mon, 4+ day ago (1707+ words) On a mid-November morning, Rick Cuddeford talked with Medicare-eligible Nebraskans about their options at the Saving Seniors Money office in Lincoln. His one-on-one discussions were timely, as the year's open enrollment period ended on Dec. 7. "We don't push people one…...
Kansas Blue Cross, Topeka hospital system struggle to reach agreement
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (1083+ words) TOPEKA " Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas and Topeka's St. Francis hospital have failed to reach a contract agreement, leaving insurance customers out of network beginning Jan. 1 for one of Topeka's major health care systems. Officials with both organizations…...
Kansas faces impending budget imbalance, effects of "big, beautiful" legislation
5+ mon, 1+ day ago (622+ words) TOPEKA "The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to cut $145 million from Kansas" coffers beginning next year, state officials said. That"s on top of an impending state budget hole that has shrunk since the Kansas Legislature passed its…...