Healthcare for uninsured women is accessible through Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), Title X family planning clinics, Planned Parenthood, free clinics, and Medicaid. FQHCs charge on a sliding scale and provide primary care, prenatal care, dental, and behavioral health — locate via the HRSA health center finder. Title X clinics offer free or low-cost contraception, STI testing, and cervical/breast screenings regardless of insurance. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) provides free screenings to low-income, uninsured women. Medicaid covers pregnancy in all 50 states up to at least 138% FPL. This directory includes FQHCs, Title X clinics, free clinics, and state Medicaid offices.
Kansas district courts handle family matters in each of its 31 judicial districts. The Child Support Services division operates under the Department for Children and Families. Wichita, Kansas City KS, Overland Park, and Topeka are the largest cities. Kansas Legal Services and the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence provide statewide help for women.
KanCare is the state's privatized Medicaid program administered through three managed care organizations: Sunflower Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan, and Aetna Better Health. Eligible women include pregnant women up to 171% FPL, children, and limited adult populations. The 800-792-4884 line confirms eligibility.
800-792-4884 · Statewide Offices · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Visit Website
Kansas uses the federal HealthCare.gov platform for ACA marketplace enrollment, open November 1 through January 15 with special enrollment periods for life events. Subsidies are available up to 400% FPL and cost-sharing reductions up to 250% FPL. The federal call center at 800-318-2596 enrolls in any language.
800-318-2596 · Statewide Service · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Visit Website
KDHE at 1000 SW Jackson Street in Topeka administers public health programs including WIC, immunizations, the Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program for uninsured women, and the state's Title X family planning network. Public information at 785-296-1500.
785-296-1500 · 1000 SW Jackson St Suite 540, Topeka, KS 66612 · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Visit Website
GraceMed at 1122 N Topeka Street is the largest FQHC in south-central Kansas with eight clinic locations offering primary care, dental, behavioral health, and OB-GYN on a sliding-fee scale. Kansas Medicaid and most commercial plans accepted. Schedule at 316-866-2000.
316-866-2000 · 1122 N Topeka St, Wichita, KS 67214 · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Visit Website
Swope Health serves the bistate KC area with FQHC primary care, dental, behavioral health, and OB-GYN at multiple locations including in Kansas City, KS. The 816-923-5800 line schedules appointments; sliding-scale fees apply to uninsured patients.
816-923-5800 · Kansas City metro area · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Visit Website
Planned Parenthood Great Plains operates the Wichita and Overland Park health centers offering birth control, STI testing, cancer screening, and well-woman care. The 800-230-7526 line schedules appointments at any affiliate clinic; sliding-scale fees and Kansas Medicaid accepted.
800-230-7526 · Multiple Kansas locations · Varies by location · Visit Website
HealthCore Clinic at 2707 E 21st Street North in Wichita is a FQHC focused on north Wichita's underserved Black and immigrant communities, with primary care, OB-GYN, behavioral health, and dental services on a sliding-fee scale. Phone 316-691-0249 to schedule.
316-691-0249 · 2707 E 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67214 · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Visit Website
CHC/SEK at 3011 N Michigan Street in Pittsburg is the FQHC for southeast Kansas with 16 clinic sites in Crawford, Cherokee, Labette, and surrounding counties. Sliding-scale fees apply to uninsured rural mothers; Kansas Medicaid accepted. Schedule at 620-231-1930.
620-231-1930 · 3011 N Michigan St, Pittsburg, KS 66762 · Mon-Fri 8am-5pm · Visit Website
HealthCare.gov hosts the federal marketplace serving Kansas and 32 other states. The site's plan-finder tool projects premiums, subsidies, and total annual cost across plans — useful for mothers weighing a marketplace plan versus a spouse's employer plan.
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Medicaid.gov is the federal CMS site with eligibility lookups, state-by-state benefit comparisons, and a complete Medicaid rule library. Useful when questioning whether a denial by KanCare's MCO contractors is allowed under federal law.
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HRSA's find-a-health-center tool returns the nearest FQHC by ZIP, with each location's services, hours, and languages spoken. Kansas has 17 federally funded FQHC organizations with more than 70 service sites; the directory is the most current way to locate one accepting new patients.
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Planned Parenthood of the Great Plains operates the Wichita and Overland Park health centers serving Kansas women with birth control, STI testing, cancer screening, and well-woman care. The national site explains telehealth options for residents far from a brick-and-mortar clinic.
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OWH within HHS runs the National Women's Health Information Center at 1-800-994-9662, a free helpline staffed Monday-Friday with information on women's health topics from menopause to maternal mental health. The website is one of the most heavily fact-checked consumer health resources on the federal web.
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CDC's women's health pages aggregate the agency's surveillance and prevention guidance on conditions disproportionately affecting women — cervical and breast cancer screening, heart disease, autoimmune conditions, and maternal mortality. State data dashboards include Kansas-specific maternal mortality stats.
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Susan G. Komen's national breast cancer helpline at 1-877-465-6636 connects women to patient navigation, financial assistance for treatment, and clinical trial matching. The Kansas-area affiliate funds free mammograms for uninsured women through grants to local screening centers.
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ACS's 24/7 helpline at 800-227-2345 is staffed by cancer information specialists who can locate clinical trials, free Hope Lodge lodging for Kansas women traveling for treatment to KU Medical Center or MD Anderson, and the Road to Recovery transportation program for chemo appointments.
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March of Dimes funds maternal and infant health research, NICU family support programs, and policy advocacy on maternal mortality. The Kansas chapter partners with KU Medical Center and Wichita's Ascension Via Christi on community programs supporting low-income mothers.
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NBWHI is the only national nonprofit specifically advancing Black women's health policy, with a focus on maternal mortality disparities, reproductive justice, and chronic disease prevention. Kansas Black women can access free programs including the Change Your Lifestyle initiative on cardiovascular health.
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