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Kansas: HHS Estimates 1.3 million Kansans Eligible for Free Preventive Care

High Plains Public Radio | By Bryan Thompson

Published May 18, 2015 at 12:00 AM CDT

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.

This story comes from Kansas Public Radio.

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