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Alrededor de 100.000 inmigrantes que viven en la región de Kansas City son residentes naturalizados y cada uno requiere un examen médico antes de obtener la ciudadanía. Sin embargo, las opciones accesibles para el examen son pocas.

Immigrants need a medical exam to become citizens, but it can be hard to find affordable options in Kansas City. That's in part because the physicians need to be specifically qualified by ICE.

A coalition of Republican attorneys general, including both Kansas and Missouri, sued to suspend a new federal rule allowing immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to access health care through the Affordable Care Act.

While thousands of patients cross the border with medical cards in hand, countless more are buying recreational cannabis without a prescription. That’s unlikely to change as some Kansas lawmakers signal resistance to medical legalization in 2025.

About 100,000 immigrants living in the Kansas City region are naturalized residents and each one requires a medical examination before getting citizenship. However, affordable options for the examination are few.

Dr. Betsy Wickstrom, a high-risk OB-GYN in Kansas City, is a Republican and a Christian but supported last month's abortion-rights amendment. She's concerned about what the future may hold with Missouri lawmakers threatening to overturn some of its protections.

A Kansas doctor wants to make everyday health care more affordable through a model called direct primary care, where patients pay a monthly fee for services instead of using insurance. Plus: The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education has a new leader this school year.

A Wichita family physician is trying to make primary care more affordable and accessible through a subscription-based model called direct primary care.

A Missouri judge will rule this year on a controversial 2023 law that limits gender-affirming care. We’ll hear why more about why families sued over the restrictions, and why the state is defending it.

Pharmacy closures nationwide are leaving some communities at risk, including in the Kansas City area. Experts say pharmacy benefit managers are what's driving drugstores out of business.

Missouri saw a 14% increase in the number of reported abortions among its residents last year compared to 2020, according to a new report, fueled largely by the increase in telehealth-assisted abortions from providers in states where the procedure is protected.

Physicians knocked on doors around the state to get out the vote for Amendment 3, which would reverse Missouri's abortion ban. They say the restrictions compromises their jobs and endangers women.