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Elana Gordon covers the health beat at KCUR. She was previously a production assistant for KCURâ

Health
4:02 am
Tue November 13, 2012

Missouri, Kansas Reject Health Exchanges

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Originally published on Tue November 13, 2012 6:36 am

Immediately after last week's election, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced the state would not be setting up its own health insurance exchange. Next door in Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback announced that Kansas will have no involvement in running a state exchange either. The moves open the door for increased federal involvement in health care in staunchly Republican territory.