Kansas Health Institute

12/05/2025

🌾 Strengthening rural health requires partnership, creativity and sustained investment.

Join us at the Health on the Plains Summit to learn how collaboration and innovation can expand opportunities. Hear insights from local and national leaders shaping the future of rural health.

🗓️ Dec. 11 | 🕘 10 a.m.–1 p.m. CST | 📍 Virtual event
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🔗 Save your spot: https://www.khi.org/view-all-events/health-on-the-plains-summit-2025/

Discover strategies and innovations to fund and sustain rural health at KHI’s Health on the Plains Summit. Register today!

12/03/2025

, Health on the Plains episode 15, with the Logan LIFE Center

🎧 Listen now: khi.org/podcast
▶️ Watch now: https://youtu.be/vSszuGLZLRM


Logan Manor Community Health Services

12/01/2025

🏛️ Federal health policy update: What we’re watching, Dec. 1, 2025

🔹 Federal policymakers are considering extending the expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
🔹 Questions remain about changes in the food assistance program.
🔹 New federal restrictions may impact the h**p industry in Kansas.
🔹 Potential federal action may affect state regulation of artificial intelligence.

Federal policy has important implications for health in Kansas. We’re tracking key developments and their potential impact on the state.

📰 Stay informed: https://loom.ly/kzBuZtk

This regular update covers the latest updates on federal health policy news and how it might impact Kansas.

11/27/2025

KHI will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27–28, for . Wishing you a joyful, gratitude-filled holiday.

11/24/2025

🌱 Stories can grow in the most unexpected places.

In our latest blog post, Amy Jo McWhirt, Rural Champion and master gardener, shares how horticultural therapy at the Winfield Correctional Facility is doing more than growing plants. It is building job skills, supporting local food pantries and creating space for healing.

Her story is the second-place entry from KHI’s storytelling contest, showing how public health can take root in places many would not expect.

🔗 Read on: https://loom.ly/Pl6xrHo

11/20/2025

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This year, we’re celebrating the by highlighting the Health on the Plains Coffee Hour series — five conversations spotlighting the people, policies and partnerships shaping the health and vitality of rural communities.

From hospital sustainability and rural health care transformation to economic development, policy innovation and community collaboration, each session offered practical insights and forward-looking ideas from leaders across Kansas and beyond.

Miss a session? Want to revisit your favorite? All five Coffee Hour recordings and resources are now available on our website.

🔗 Explore the series: https://loom.ly/DjHYTUY

11/19/2025

🦺 ICYMI: The Kansas Health Institute hosted the Kansas Occupational Health Forum on Nov. 13, exploring how to strengthen workplace health across industries and communities.

Participants examined Kansas occupational health data, heard on-the-ground experiences and identified opportunities to reduce workplace fatalities and injuries.

📺 Watch the full recording + access slides and resources here: https://loom.ly/KznQ8WU

11/18/2025

🤝 How can Medicaid better support individuals who are experiencing housing insecurity ?

Join us for the final session in our Exploring Medicaid series to learn practical strategies, Kansas examples, and approaches from across the country.

🗓️ Tuesday, Dec. 9
🕐 1–2:30 p.m. CST
🔗 Sign up: https://loom.ly/M44VFKw



Healthy Blue Kansas, UnitedHealthcare, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

11/18/2025

Rural communities are working to overcome challenges with isolation, workforce and access to care. KHI’s latest series highlights how the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is investing in solutions to build stronger, more resilient health systems.

🔗 Discover the series: https://loom.ly/N-YCNi4

Continue the conversation on rural health support – join us for the Health on the Plains Summit on Dec. 11!

🔗 Register today: https://loom.ly/LWPruNU

11/13/2025

🏛️ Federal health policy update: What we’re watching, Nov. 13, 2025

🔹 The federal government has reopened after a 43-day shutdown.
🔹 CMS has launched a new model to lower Medicaid drug prices.
🔹 Kansas has submitted its Rural Health Transformation Plan to CMS.

Federal policy has important implications for health in Kansas. We’re tracking key developments and their potential impact on the state.

📰 Stay informed: https://loom.ly/Apwratg



Sunflower Foundation, Kansas Housing Resources Corporation

11/13/2025

🗺️ Health insurance coverage in Kansas varies across regions, with uninsured rates in 2024 ranging from 6.4% to 9.4% by congressional district.

See how coverage differs across Kansas in KHI’s new fact sheet and interactive dashboard featuring the latest U.S. Census Bureau data.

🔗 Explore the data: https://loom.ly/jC-A56g

11/12/2025

🌾 How can collaboration and innovation help fund and sustain rural health?

Join us for the second annual Health on the Plains Summit as we explore new ways to strengthen rural health systems through partnership and creative funding strategies. Hear from state and national leaders advancing innovative solutions for rural communities.

🗓️ Dec. 11 | 🕘 10 a.m.–1 p.m. CST | 📍 Zoom

🔗 Register today: https://loom.ly/vcHYQv8