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Nearly half of psychiatric beds could be cut without Medicaid expansion

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Access to Health Care
Health Reform
State mental health department director says mental health crisis looms
Mike Sherry for KHI News Service, April 9, 2013

KANSAS CITY, MO. — Missouri could lose more than 40 percent of its hospital-based adult psychiatric beds if state lawmakers decide against expanding Medicaid, the director of the Missouri Department of Mental Health said Friday.

Keith Schafer estimated that hospitals would eliminate roughly 500 adult psychiatric beds if the General Assembly does not expand Medicaid eligibility to 138 percent. The issue is pending before lawmakers.

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Brownback says he's listening to Medicaid expansion proponents, opponents

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Health Reform
KHI News, April 5, 2013
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Brownback says he's listening to Medicaid expansion proponents, opponents

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Report Finds 525,000 Missourians Will Be Eligible For Insurance Subsidies

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Access to Health Care
KCUR, April 8, 2013
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Report Finds 525,000 Missourians Will Be Eligible For Insurance Subsidies

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Health levy passes, extended for 9 years

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Access to Health Care
By Mike Sherry for KHI News Service, April 5, 2013

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Northland voters did a flip-flop in helping to renew a health levy in Tuesday’s municipal election.

When the 22-cent property tax first gained approval eight years ago, it won on the strength of a 62 percent majority among voters south of the Missouri River. It only garnered 40 percent approval in the two counties north of the river, Platte and Clay.

This time around, 60 percent of Northland voters gave approval while the margin of victory south of the river increased to 82 percent.

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Better KC Featuring Mental Health First Aid

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Mental Health
KCTV 5, April 1, 2013
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Better KC Featuring Mental Health First Aid

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Sunflower Foundation initiative to support integrated care

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Access to Health Care
Mike Sherry for KHI News Service, April 2, 2013

TOPEKA – Nearly 30 medical safety-net providers throughout Kansas are participating in a philanthropic effort aimed at improving the coordination of medical and mental health services.

The organizations are involved in the initial $1.3 million funding round of the Sunflower Foundation’s Integrated Care Initiative.

There is a mix of health and mental health providers among the dozen lead grantees and their partner agencies, said Melody Martin said, a program officer with the foundation.

The KHI News Service is an editorially independent initiative of the Kansas Health Institute and partner of the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. The foundation is committed through its partnership with the news service to providing timely, objective and impactful coverage of health and policy issues affecting the greater Kansas City region.

Governor urged to expand Medicaid eligibility

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Health Reform
KHI News, March 27, 2013
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Governor urged to expand Medicaid eligibility

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