Community Health Centers

Community health centers around the country paid $410 million from 2018 to 2021 in 485 settlements or judgments over malpractice suits. The centers and their employees have immunity from medical malpractice lawsuits, meaning the federal government pays any settlements or court judgments.

Mental health experts say that even people who remain physically healthy throughout the COVID-19 epidemic are already experiencing high levels of trauma,…

From Oxford-educated surgeon to body-builder to Cerner executive, Daphne Bascom joins us to talk about the journey that now brings her to community health…

After a series of hits to their budgets, community mental health centers in Kansas are adjusting through cutbacks, changes in services or a combination of…

The leaders of some Kansas community mental health centers say they are having trouble getting paid for some Medicaid services they believe their clients…

Kansas community mental health centers are sending a distress signal to state policymakers.The association that represents the state’s 26 community mental…

Health centers that serve Kansans who lack insurance or struggle to pay for primary health care are seeing no lack of demand for their services.Rebecca…

Missouri’s refusal to expand Medicaid will leave more than 56,000 patients who use community health centers without insurance, according to a report…

Health services for uninsured and underinsured people in Johnson and Miami counties just got a major boost. The U.S. Department of Health and Human…

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…