Kansas City needs to prepare for a public health emergency that could be as challenging as the COVID pandemic for safety-net providers, local health and community leaders warn.
When new federal work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks take effect next year, thousands of Missourians are expected to lose access to MO HealthNet, the state’s version of Medicaid.
That will strain area hospitals and health clinics and reverberate across the economy with higher costs and poorer health…