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A 15-year-old’s suicide while in Kansas foster care came amid a shortfall in mental health care
Kansas foster care agencies are still failing to meet court-mandated goals for adequate mental health services.
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Red tape and income limits have booted 82,000 Kansans off Medicaid since May. How can they get back on?
Some two-thirds may still qualify for reinstatement, the rest don’t. Advocates and officials discuss what’s ahead for them.
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