Kansas missing mandate on newborn CCHD screening debated
Kansas health officials push voluntary CCHD screening across hospitals raising awareness and training to cover 93 percent of births while advocates urge a state mandate. KCHE and KDHE cite partnerships with hospitals to expand testing and back legislators’ cautious approach amid calls to save infants at about four dollars per test.
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