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 Catch up on Care - KHA Media Release.pdf
(April 23, 2021) – According to inpatient and emergency department data for Kansas hospitals nearly all health care services saw a decline in patient volume in 2020. To reverse the trend and minimize its negative effects on individual and population health in Kansas, KHA is urging people to reclaim their health by revisiting their health providers for all recommended visits and health screenings in 2021.
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KHA Media Statement - KanCare Expansion in 2021.pdf
(Feb. 1, 2021) – KHA continues to support KanCare Expansion and the benefits it will bring to Kansas. Expansion improves the health of Kansans by improving access to tens of thousands of hardworking Kansans who cannot afford to wait another year for affordable health care coverage. We must have a Kansas-based solution—a solution that brings hundreds of millions of our federal tax dollars back home to Kansas – creating jobs, boosting our economy and improving the health of Kansans.
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KHA Media Release - The Future of Rural Health Care.pdf
(Jan. 8, 2021) – Ensuring sustainable health care in rural communities is a top priority for the Kansas Health Foundation, the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund and the Kansas Hospital Association.
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Rural Health Briefing Media Packet 1-7-20.pdf
Media Briefing on January 7, 2021
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KHA Media Statement - COVID-19 Relief Bill.pdf
(Dec. 30, 2020) – The Kansas Hospital Association appreciates the continued support from Congress as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year. This legislation is welcome news for patients, families and hospitals providing essential services to Kansas communities.
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Media Release - Stop the Spread Kansas - Dec 2020.pdf
(Dec. 17, 2020) – The Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Medical Society, Kansas Chamber and Kansas Farm Bureau are continuing to produce and distribute additional public awareness assets to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in Kansas.
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Stop the Spread Kansas - Media Release.pdf
(Nov. 23, 2020) – Stop the Spread Kansas is a public awareness campaign urging Kansans to do their part in slowing the rate of COVID-19 infections across the state. Stakeholders are encouraging Kansans to follow the Centers for Disease Control guidelines, avoid mass gatherings, use face coverings and other measures to preserve precious health care resources. Campaign partners include the Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Chamber, Kansas Farm Bureau and the Kansas Medical Society.
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KHA Media Statement - COVID-19 Statewide Efforts.pdf
(Nov. 19, 2020) – KHA strongly believes it is essential for Kansans to use face coverings, maintain social distancing and handwashing to limit the community spread of COVID-19
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Advocate Award Media Release-2020.pdf
(Nov. 4, 2020) - Lee A. Norman, MD, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, has been selected as the 2020 Kansas Hospital Association Distinguished Health Care Advocate.
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Opinion Editorial - Let's Take the Politics Out of Masks - Tom Bell - 7-7-20.pdf
(July 7, 2020) - The subject of the masks we wear used to be just an abstract discussion considered by poets and philosophers. Recently, though, it has become a very concrete, current issue on the minds of many.
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