About the Regional Health Care Initiative

Building partnerships that offer quality health care to the underserved.

In April 2007, the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) launched a bistate initiative to improve access to health care for the uninsured and underserved in Greater Kansas City.

A key component of the initiative is the exploration and implementation of the recommendations in the Health Management Associates (HMA) Final Report.

HMA Recommendations:

• Create a coordinated and integrated safety net system
• Maximize federal funds coming to the region
• Expand health insurance coverage

The principal focus of the Regional Health Care Initiative is to facilitate system change in the provision of quality, affordable, accessible health care for the uninsured and underserved — resulting in improvements to access to health care for the uninsured, the quality of care and system capacity.

Current staff includes Laura McCrary, Director of the Regional Health Care Initiative lmccrary@marc.org  Dean Katerndahl, Director of Government Innovations and Traci Rowland, program assistant trowland@marc.org.