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2025
Kansas Reflector: Barriers to maternity care in rural Kansas leave many moms-to-be miles from services
Dos Mundos: New report discusses impact of federal cuts to Medicaid in Kansas
The Kansas City Star: Opinion: Missouri and Kansas families rely on Medicaid. Defend it – now
FOX 4: KU School of Nursing report highlights dangers of growing ‘maternal care desert’ in Kansas
KCTV 5: Report finds access to maternal healthcare continues to dwindle in Kansas
The Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly urges congressmen and senators to keep funding Medicaid
Great Bend Tribune: New report examines how Medicaid cuts impacts Kansas
Dodge City Daily Globe: Kansas Health Philanthropies examine local impact of federal Medicaid cuts
Lawrence Journal-World: Advocates fear potential Medicaid cuts could strip coverage from thousands of Kansans, threatening hospitals and health care access
Johnson County Post: Johnson Countians impacted by Medicaid worry about cuts to federal program
Marysville The Advocate: Medicaid cuts will hurt
State Affairs: Study: Billions on the line for KanCare in congressional debate
Governor’s Office: Governor Kelly Signs Landmark Bipartisan Early Childhood Legislation: Here’s What They’re Saying
KSN: Via Christi St. Joseph earns premier breastfeeding recognition
Sunflower State Journal: Coalition asks Kelly to veto budget measure ending continuous Medicaid coverage for parents, caregivers
Kansas Reflector: Dozens of health organizations urge Kansas governor to veto Medicaid eligibility changes
KVOE: Newman Regional Health earns High 5 & Baby Premier status from United Methodist Health Ministry Fund
KCLY100.9FM: Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan receives ‘High 5 For Mom & Baby’ recognition
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: Partisan proposals to slash Medicaid will leave Kansans poorer and sicker
Kansas Reflector: Kansas governor takes another swing at joining 41 states that have expanded Medicaid
KCTV: $17M headed to Kansas to transform maternal healthcare
Kansas Office of the Governor: Governor Kelly announces $17M to transform maternal health
2024
Grantmakers in Health: Medicaid managed care contracts are a powerful tool for change; philanthropy has a role to play
Kansas Reflector: Kansas child care providers say subsidies difficult to access, survey finds
The Journal: Child care experts weigh in on state subsidy program and potential improvements
The Topeka Capital-Journal: How Rural Emergency Hospital designations may ease Kansas health care crisis
The Journal: Push emerging to recognize gap-filling community paramedicine
Kansas Reflector: New $2.5 million Medicaid grant will expand mental health services in Kansas schools
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: Concerns shared about mental health, child care and workforce in rural Kansas conversations
Grantmakers in Health: A Marathon, Not a Sprint: Our five-year campaign to evaluate impact and ensure sustainability of CHWs in Kansas
Fort Scott Biz: HBCAT receives grant to help with food insecurity
The Kansas City Star: Major overhaul of Kansas’ child care system advances as state grapples with big shortage
Kansas Reflector: Kansas Office of Early Childhood concept fizzles out following legislative inaction
2023
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: Food tax reduction an important step, but Kansas families can’t wait for full cut
2022
KLC Journal: A commission’s work on racial equity proceeding step by step
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: How we can all nurture the health care workforce for a changing Kansas
Flatland: Telehealth Was Key During the Pandemic; Providers Want It To Stay
Kansas Hospital Association Podcast: Telehealth’s Current and Future Role in Patient Care
Thrive Allen County: Connecting Kids to Coverage Grant Awarded
Kansas Reflector: Kansas expands postpartum Medicaid coverage up to 12 months
Kansas Child: Opinion: Using Proven Early Childhood Interventions to Combat ACEs
The Topeka Capital-Journal: Opinion: Right now is the right time to vaccinate your child against COVID-19
Kansas Reflector Podcast: Kansas certification for community health workers
The Kansas City Star: Kansas mother had to put her health ‘on the back burner.’ New funding will change that
WIBW: KDHE launches new certification program for community health workers
Kansas Reflector: Kansas governor approves budget including extension of postpartum coverage
The Topeka Capital-Journal: Opinion: Opinion: Best way to get back to normal? Be fully vaccinated as you engage with the people around you
The Wichita Eagle: Opinion: Expanding KanCare would strengthen rural health care, rural communities
The Topeka Capital-Journal: Opinion: Extending postpartum Medicaid coverage in Kansas will improve health of mother and infant
2021
Kansas Reflector: State signs contract to deliver youth psychiatric hospital services in Hays
Kansas Reflector: Extending postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months could save lives, Kansas advocates say
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: Three Champions of Build Back Better Make Pitch for Federal Economic Development Bill
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: As Simple As ABC
Press Release: Statewide ABC Project Shows Promise Across Kansas and Cultures
The Wichita Eagle: Opinion: Kansas Child Care Needs More Than a Band-Aid
Kansas Child Magazine: Opinion: Women & Children First
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: More Than Baby Steps
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: Kansans Can Play An Important Role In Vaccine Acceptance
Press Release: Health Foundations Invest $1.83 Million in Equity, Education and Health
Testimony: 2021 KanCare Maternal and Child Health and Postpartum Coverage
2020
Kansas Reflector: Opinion: These 3 things will make rural Kansas communities healthier
Thriving Congregations: Health Fund Receives Five-year Lilly Endowment Grant
The Topeka Capital-Journal: Opinion: As crisis hits Kansas, existing federal funds can help families
Testimony: 2020 Early Childhood Learning Trip | Slides
Testimony: 2020 SB 252 Expand KanCare
2019
The Topeka Capital-Journal: Kansas can take steps to help children succeed
