It has long been the case that most physicians significantly limit their number of Medicaid patients. But flat or declining Medicare reimbursements are causing more physicians to reduce or restrict
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The birth rate in Kansas dropped in 2022 to its lowest point since recordkeeping began more than a century ago. According to the 2022 Kansas Annual Summary of Vital Statistics
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Like most states, Kansas doesn’t have enough mental health resources – both in facilities and providers, a problem exacerbated by growing numbers of residents experiencing mental health crises. But state,
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The percentages of people who reported at least one depressive episode in the previous year is higher in Kansas than the national averages ñ and percentages have been increasing, according
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A new report showed an overall drop in child deaths in Kansas but with two major concerns: Child homicides were at a 23-year high, and drug-related deaths have increased significantly
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Many diseases have motivated MSSC to community action over the past 120 years, from tuberculosis to smallpox to diphtheria to COVID-19. But no effort was bigger than the one targeting
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One in 10 physicians contemplates suicide in his or her career, and 300-400 U.S. physicians die by suicide each year, according to national estimates. It’s not just a national concern.
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Maternal deaths in the U.S. more than doubled during the past two decades, according to a study published last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Maternal mortality
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The Wichita City Council voted earlier this month to sell or lease two downtown properties for the site of the new joint health sciences center for University of Kansas School
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Though efforts to reduce the burden of prior authorization didn’t advance in the Kansas Legislature this year, there is hope for reform at the federal level. U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall,
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