Kansas Health Institute

Historically, the number of Kansans with health insurance was a couple of percentage points better than the United States. Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, that is no longer the case.

Kansas is on its way to becoming a majority-minority state, with white residents expected to make up less than half of the population by 2066. A new...

Segment 1: Non-profit connects underserved Kansas City neighborhoods to fresh produce.Food deserts are a big problem for many communities in the metro,…

A cluster of counties in southeast Kansas are among the least healthy in the state, according to new rankings released Wednesday.Four of the five state’s…

When it comes to standard measures of health, Kansas is a laggard. Whether we’re talking about obesity rates, incidence of diabetes, acute or chronic…

Kansas policymakers have decided not to expand the state's Medicaid program or to create a Kansas-specific exchange for consumers to buy individual health…

According to the latest Kansas County Health Rankings, Johnson and Riley counties have the healthiest residents in Kansas again this year. Wyandotte…

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled on the federal health law, we’ll be hearing a lot more about one of its key aspects: Medicaid. In light of this,…