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Health
2:55 pm
Tue May 1, 2012

Community Health Center To Expand In Independence

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Swope recently completed installing an electronic record system throughout its clinics. Nurse Practitioner, Kamara Allen, recently used the record system during a prenatal visit with patient Whitney Robinson.
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One of Kansas City’s main community health centers got a major funding boost today. Swope Health Services has received $2,515,313 in federal grants for facility and infrastructure upgrades. 

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Up to Date
5:29 pm
Mon April 16, 2012

Beyond The Supreme Court Decision On The Affordable Care Act

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President Obama signing the Affordable Care Act into law in 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
Henry J. Aaron is a Senior Fellow, Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution
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Over the next year, Congress and the President will be called upon to reconsider all major elements of the U.S. ‘safety net,’ as well as the foundations of the U.S. tax system.

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Health
3:46 pm
Thu March 22, 2012

Feds Deem Health Insurance Rate Hike Unreasonable

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Six months after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services began reviewing proposed rate increases by health insurance plans, it’s deemed its first rate hike in Missouri to be unreasonable.

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6:30 pm
Wed March 21, 2012

Supreme Court Takes Up Affordable Care Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments earlier this month on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
Families USA executive director Ron Pollack
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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments next week on the Affordable Care Act.

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Health
1:55 am
Thu January 26, 2012

Board Suspends All Health Exchange Activity

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MHIP's main office in Jefferson City.
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The use of about $27 million in federal funds to help create a health insurance exchange in Missouri has come to a complete halt. 

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Health
10:48 am
Tue January 24, 2012

Local Company Launches Health Exchange (Sort Of)

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Billboards advertising a "KC Exchange" have been popping up around downtown.
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Billboards advertising a "KC Exchange" have been popping up around downtown.
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Driving on I-35 and around downtown, you may have noticed several billboards popping up, advertising a “KC Exchange.”  It’s a reference to the health exchanges outlined in the Affordable Care Act, aimed at helping individuals and small businesses comparison shop for health plans. 

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Health Reform
12:24 pm
Thu January 5, 2012

HHS Denies Kansas' Waiver Request For New Insurance Rule

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has rejected a request from Kansas to gradually phase in one of the new requirements of the federal health care law.  The decision means consumers who buy individual health insurance policies can expect to see lower premiums, expanded benefits, or even cash rebates.

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