Health programs curb costs and boost wellness efforts
Employers like Adams, Brown, Bevan and Ball promote wellness with points for walking and checkups, cash prizes, and events such as blood drives across offices in Great Bend, La Crosse, Colby, Hillsboro, Hays, Hutchinson, McPherson, St. John, Lyons and Ness City. Health Quest coordinator Nancy Peschka says healthier workers cut insurance costs, echoed by Salina Regional and Hays Medical Center programs. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas cites consumer education and preadmission requirements as cost-saving measures, while pharmacies pursue cheaper generics through therapeutic interchanges. Experts debate drug pricing and single payer as potential solutions.
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Adams, Brown, Bevan and Ball
Great Bend
la Crosse
Colby
Hillsboro
Hays
Hutchinson
McPherson
St. John
Lyons
Ness City
Nancy Peschka
Health Quest
Salina Regional Health Center
Hays Medical Center
Graham Bailey
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Kansas
Bailey
Blue Cross
Models for success in Kansas health centers noted
Kansas programs across Wichita Emporia Pittsburg and Lyon County show how clinics measure success by patient impact. Centers serve insured and uninsured with donations grants and flexible payments while prioritizing needs and community buy in to expand access and improve conditions like diabetes hypertension and dental care.
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Kansas
Wichita
Bev White
Flint Hills Community Health Center
Lyon County
Flint Hills
Marsh
Fort Scott Community College
Pittsburg
Holcomb Board eyes salary rise amid enrollment hopes
The Holcomb district plans a higher starting salary and top pay raise if enrollment grows, supported by anticipated extra state funding. Veteran teachers may gain more than 6 percent through longevity pay, while officials consider moving to paperless meetings and revising the 2006-07 calendar.
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Miller
Moser
Jay Powers
Powers
Garden City
USD 457 Board of Education
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