August 27, 2009
Medicaid, on average, pays for four out of every ten babies in Kansas. In some counties, the government-funded program covers two-thirds of the births. Health officials say the reliance on Medicaid is driven by poverty and by working families not having access to – or not being able to afford - health insurance. Makinna M. Sparks, above, is the daughter of Calvin Sparks and Sally Coeme of Coffeyville. The family drove more than 80 miles to the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas, Pittsburg, for medical care.
