For the study, funded by five regional health foundations, researchers surveyed 4,274 adults and 1,159 children across the the two states to determine how Kansas and Missouri residents fared in terms of healthcare access. Interviews were conducted between September 2017 and January 2018.
Here are three additional findings from the report:
1. Twenty-eight percent and 34 percent of adults in Kansas and Missouri, respectively, had problems paying off their medical bills within the past year.
2. Thirty-three percent and 38 percent of children in Kansas and Missouri, respectively, lived in homes with medical bill problems.
3. Twenty percent of adults were uninsured in both states during the interview period. Kansas and Missouri have not expanded Medicaid under the ACA.
More articles on healthcare finance:
Anthem’s new imaging policy likely to hit hospitals’ profits
2 Arizona hospitals enter bankruptcy
Lee Health scales back hiring, raises as operating margin declines
Becker’s 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit is the top tier event that the people leading the future of pharmacy convene. This 3-day event is built specifically for Chief Pharmacy Officers and senior pharmacy leaders. The sessions examine the workforce, financial and clinical priorities shaping pharmacy today. Becker’s is where candid discussions flourish and new ideas thrive. Becker's 3rd Annual Fall Chief Pharmacy Officer Summit
