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Elana Gordon

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

  • Politics
    Missouri, Kansas Reject Health Exchanges
    Elana Gordon
    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.
  • The McDonald's inside the Cleveland Clinic, 2004, in Cleveland.
    Fast Food Chains In Cafeterias Put Hospitals In A Bind
    Elana Gordon
    Hospitals trying to eliminate unhealthy food from their cafeterias are finding that uprooting fast food chains isn't easy.
  • The Duchesne Clinic in Kansas City, Kan., is just one free clinic that might have to adjust the way it operates under the new health care law.
    Health Care Law Puts Free Clinics At A Crossroads
    Elana Gordon
    The law's expansion of coverage puts free clinics in uncharted territory. Their dilemma: Should they stay outside the mainstream of the health system, remaining mostly dependent on donations and grants? Or should they start to accept Medicaid and other insurance?