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Kansas Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Expansion
University of Kansas Master of
Public Health Degree Expansion
Kansas Action for Children (KAC) Support
Tobacco Free Kansas Coalition (TFKC) Capacity Building
Faith and Leadership Initiative
Dental Hubs and Spokes: Expanding Access to Oral Health Care in Kansas
Kansas Health Care Collaborative
This grant will fund a comprehensive analysis of the underinsured in Kansas. While much of the data available focus on uninsured individuals and families in America and Kansas, the issue of underinsurance draws far less attention. Some studies have found that the underinsured have great difficulty accessing affordable care, thus finding themselves in a similar situation as the uninsured. This analysis, to be conducted by the Kansas Health Institute, would qualitatively and quantitatively outline the effect underinsurance can have on a family’s economic or social situation, as well as define the scope of the problem in Kansas.
By providing funds for this study — in partnership with the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, the United Methodist Health Ministry Fund, the REACH Healthcare Foundation and the Sunflower Foundation — the Foundation continues its efforts to play an educational role on key policy issues in Kansas. This study, and its accompanying results, will begin to focus more attention on the issue of underinsurance in Kansas. Findings from the study will be used to inform policymakers of the causes, scope and effects of underinsurance in the state.