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KHCC’s Executive Director, Corrie Edwards, was invited by Senate Minority
Leader Anthony Hensley to educate statewide candidates for the Kansas
State Senate about 2008 legislative action on the 21 Recommendations of the
Kansas Health Policy Authority (KHPA). On June 19, KHCC’s Executive
Director, Corrie Edwards, presented a background and history of the KHPA
and a summary of action on health reform legislation. Corrie also outlined the
process by which the numerous bills were introduced, debated and ultimately
voted on by the Kansas legislative body. Approximately 50 candidates for the
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Click here to view Corrie's PowerPoint presentation.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation today released a report titled A Needed Lifeline: Chronically Ill Children and Public Health Insurance Coverage. The report shows that having health insurance makes an enormous difference in whether kids receive the care they need, especially if they have chronic health conditions like asthma or diabetes. Read the press release, download and share this report, or view the interactive map with state-by-state data.
The number of underinsured U.S. adults—that is, people who have health coverage that does not adequately protect them from high medical expenses—has risen dramati-cally, a Commonwealth Fund study finds. As of 2007, there were an estimated 25 million underinsured adults in the United States, up 60 percent from 2003. Read more...
On Friday, June 6, non profit professionals, journalists, health advocates and elected leaders had the opportunity to listen to staff from Viewpoint Learnin g as they discussed the outcomes of three day long Choice Dialogues that were facilitated in conjunction with the Kansas Health Consumer Coalition who partnered with the Kansas Health Institute. Viewpoint Learning told the roomful of professionals that the outcomes of the dialogues were surprising and often emotional. They added that at least one participant had said he was “stunned” that such an opportunity had been extended. Indeed, Kansans were ready to discuss health care in Kansas. Read more...
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~Message of the Month~ |
It's not right that hard-working American families are struggling to afford health care. People shouldn't have to choose between filling a prescription or filling up at the gas station. Our leaders need to make health care more affordable for everyone before our costs rise even higher.
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KHCC is on the Road all Summer to Learn How Kansans Locate and Understand Health Information
KHCC is partnering with the Dykes Library of the KU Medical Center to improve and expand the work of Kansas Health Online (KHO). Click here to read complete article and to download all focus group reports.
Medical Debt in the Heartland: "It's An Every-Person Issue"
For
close to five decades, Roger Griffin, 61, had
a job vital to US
national security. Like his father and
grandfather before him, and like 340,000 fellow
Kansans, he was a grain farmer doing his part
to feed America. Read
more...
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~KHCC Education Materials~ |
- Affordable Health Care for Kansas Families
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Are you worried about how you will pay your hospital bill?
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