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HHS Estimates 1.3 million Kansans Eligible for Free Preventive Care

By Bryan Thompson
Published May 15, 2015 at 8:00 AM CDT
Michael Munger, MD, consults with a patient at his office in Overland Park (photo courtesy AAFP)
Michael Munger, MD, consults with a patient at his office in Overland Park (photo courtesy AAFP)

Federal officials estimate that more than 1.3 million Kansans now have private health insurance that includes preventive services at no out-of-pocket cost. Heartland Health Monitor’s Bryan Thompson has more.

 
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Bryan Thompson
Bryan Thompson has been KPR's Health Reporter since 2000. He's a lifelong Kansan, and a graduate of Wichita State University. He's been involved in radio news longer than he'd care to admit, serving as news director at stations in El Dorado, Liberal, and Salina before joining KPR. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of six outstanding children--one of whom now looks down on them from above. In his spare time, Bryan enjoys music and sports.
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