AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoChildren’s Health Coverage: Children’s Mercy says families with the Select by Medica plan will lose in-network coverage at the hospital in 2027. Coverage continues through Dec. 31, and financial counselors are contacting affected families about options. Aging at Home: Preliminary results from a Kansas pilot involving 121 Medicaid recipients found participants spent less than half as many days in nursing homes after receiving in-home support and AI-based monitoring. Researchers also reported lower depression and loneliness scores. Family Support: Kansas awarded more than $20 million in grants for services intended to keep children safely with their families, including mental-health care, substance-use treatment and parenting support. Catholic Charities also opened a Concordia family support center offering basic necessities, housing assistance and connections to affordable counseling. Norovirus: Johnson County says the outbreak at an Overland Park elementary school caused at least 97 illnesses, with the actual count likely higher; the outbreak has ended.
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