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Medical-Legal Partnership at Legal Aid of Western Missouri

1125 Grand Blvd. #1900
Kansas City, MO  64106

Contact

Katie Cronin, Esq.

Medical-Legal Partnership at Legal Aid of Western Missouri Snapshot

Healthcare Partner Institutions

  • Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City)
  • Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City) (Residency Program)
  • Department of Family Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center (Kansas City)
  • Kansas City Free Health Clinic (Kansas City)
  • St. Luke's Hospital (Kansas City)
  • Swope Health Services (Kansas City)

Legal Partner Institutions

  • Legal Aid of Western Missouri (Kansas City)
  • University of Kansas School of Law (Lawrence)

Partnership News

St. Luke’s Hospital puts new focus on patients’ legal woes

Sunday, March 6, 2011

St. Luke’s Hospital and Legal Aid of Western Missouri have begun a program to help uninsured or underinsured patients deal with legal problems that affect their health.

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Pro bono legal teams making a big difference

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Pro bono work by major law firms across the country has been ticking up the last several years, but especially so since the economy went sour. In the face of swelling demand for assistance in settling landlord disputes, helping nonprofit groups serve the needy and guiding the homeless or disabled into the world of work, lawyers are lending their services as never before.

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Grantee Spotlight: Legal Aid of Western Missouri MLP

Thursday, September 23, 2010

New video on MLP at Legal Aid of Western Missouri features interviews with Dr. Jeffrey Colvin and attorney Katie Cronin.

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Partnership Resources

Medicaid Appeals Pilot Project Grant Report
January 28, 2009 - 6:04pm
Legal Aid of Western Missouri grant report for project designed to represent patient-families who are eligible for but were denied Medicaid benefits. The result is both to obtain necessary insurance for families and raise revenue for the medical partner institution.
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