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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 2005
Page
1
Sharity Oct Garden City and Broadcasters reach a season climax at the Dixie Rotary Bowl with Dixie Rotary Bowl key event and Garden City in spotlight.
A 2005 Kansas Hospital Association report shows 69 of 105 counties have one physician per 1,000 residents, forcing rural patients to travel for care. Finney County, population 39,271, has 39 full time doctors of medicine and surgery, or one per 1,007 people, while Garden City residents travel to Wichita for oncology.
The Hutchinson News reports Cherokee and Linn counties have one physician for 2743 and 4888 residents respectively while urban areas like Johnson and Sedgwick counties boast far better ratios. Experts point to distance and limited local access as key issues for rural health care.
A series from Harris News Service and Kansas papers including The Telegram examines Kansas health care costs and access. Rural areas face physician shortages and rising costs while small towns expand services through new technology. Expectant moms visit Salina for prenatal care as insurers and providers clash over cost factors and coverage, with employers promoting worker health programs amid perceived care quality issues.
Lawmakers discuss wide health care concerns including access and affordability as state agencies promise cost control. Sebelius pursues uninsured coverage while new procedures and lifestyle health guidance highlight cancer and heart disease prevention. Emphasis on school recess and nutrition, and models of success stress client care.
Health care costs threaten the Franklin County Agency on Aging which serves seniors and employs 17, risking loss of staff insurance. Coordinator Caren Rugg, 45, faces possible uninsured status or a switch to costly catastrophic coverage amid rising premiums. She notes the spiral now affects fully employed professionals, not just low income.
Finney County faces a growing budget burden as inmate health care costs near $200,000 this year. Sheriff Kevin Bascue notes fluctuating medical needs and uninsured inmates, with state law requiring the county to cover treatment. He cites back surgery paid for while inmates are in custody, and warns of potential legal exposure for neglect.
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