The State of Kansas will host a series of informational meetings on KanCare beginning on July 30th. Informational meetings for Medicaid providers will be held during afternoons on each of the scheduled dates, while information for Medicaid beneficiaries and their families will be held in the evenings. Below is a brief overview of the schedule. Please download the attached forms for details on meeting locations and registration.
Note: Providers must pre-register to attend!
Monday, July 30th
Garden City & Topeka
Medicaid Providers: 1pm - 4pm
Medicaid Beneficiaries/Families: 6pm - 8pm
Tuesday, July 31st
Wichita & Leavenworth
Medicaid Providers: 1pm - 4pm
Medicaid Beneficiaries/Families: 6pm - 8pm
Wednesday August 1st
Salina & Fort Scott
Medicaid Providers: 1pm - 4pm
Medicaid Beneficiaries/Families: 6pm - 8pm
Thursday August 2nd
Hays & Overland Park
Medicaid Providers: 1pm - 4pm
Medicaid Beneficiaries/Families: 6pm - 8pm
Medicaid Providers: Location Details & Registration
Medicaid Beneficiaries/Families: Location Details & Information
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
There's Still Time: Submit comments on KanCare
You may recall that Administrative officials held public forums in Topeka and Wichita last month on the subject of their 1115 waiver to be submitted to the Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS). This submission to CMS will in fact be a re-submission as the Administration withdrew their original application for the waiver to meet state policies requiring consultation with tribal health organizations.
The public forums were well attended and many participated via teleconference at the Topeka forum. However if you were unable to participate - or you were there but still have additional concerns or thoughts you would like to share with the Administration on the 1115 waiver there is still time to do so.
You may submit written comments via email to KanCare@kdheks.gov
The deadline to submit is July 14th. Seeing as that deadline falls on a Saturday, administration officials are encouraging comments to be submitted by this Friday.
Once the State re-submits the 1115 waiver to CMS there will be a second public comment period - this comment period will be hosted by CMS on their website. Stay tuned to The InterHab Insider, we'll be sure to notify you when the State re-submits and when CMS begins the public comment period.
The public forums were well attended and many participated via teleconference at the Topeka forum. However if you were unable to participate - or you were there but still have additional concerns or thoughts you would like to share with the Administration on the 1115 waiver there is still time to do so.
You may submit written comments via email to KanCare@kdheks.gov
The deadline to submit is July 14th. Seeing as that deadline falls on a Saturday, administration officials are encouraging comments to be submitted by this Friday.
Once the State re-submits the 1115 waiver to CMS there will be a second public comment period - this comment period will be hosted by CMS on their website. Stay tuned to The InterHab Insider, we'll be sure to notify you when the State re-submits and when CMS begins the public comment period.
Monday, July 9, 2012
"KanCare is looking like another DMV disaster-to-be"
Kansas City Star columnist Steve Rose weighs in with concerns about the hurried implementation of KanCare and the unwise decision to include long-term supports for Kansans with developmental disabilities:
"KanCare is looking like another DMV disaster-to-be"
July 5, 2012
Steve Rose
The Kansas Health Institute has nailed it.
KanCare - to paraphrase - is likely to be a mess when it is implemented on Jan. 1.
On that date 380,000 poor and disabled Kansans, who now receive services through Medicaid, will be shifted to private, managed care in an attempt to save money. The new program is called KanCare.
The KHI researched what has happened in Kentucky, which recently has implemented what we are about to implement. And, so far, it has had lots of hiccups.
And Kentucky did not even include three categories that are included in the Kansas plan: long-term services for the elderly, physically disabled and, eventually, the developmentally disabled.
Personally, I am not opposed to the overall concept. Clearly, Medicaid costs are out of control, and the best hope for efficiencies is through some sort of fixed-rate managed care, although — as I have written before — the developmentally disabled should never go to managed care.
But this must be done very, very carefully. And the way it looks, Kansas will not be prepared by Jan.1 to make a smooth transition.
According to KHI news service, the state auditor from Kentucky said...(read more)
"KanCare is looking like another DMV disaster-to-be"
July 5, 2012
Steve Rose
The Kansas Health Institute has nailed it.
KanCare - to paraphrase - is likely to be a mess when it is implemented on Jan. 1.
On that date 380,000 poor and disabled Kansans, who now receive services through Medicaid, will be shifted to private, managed care in an attempt to save money. The new program is called KanCare.
The KHI researched what has happened in Kentucky, which recently has implemented what we are about to implement. And, so far, it has had lots of hiccups.
And Kentucky did not even include three categories that are included in the Kansas plan: long-term services for the elderly, physically disabled and, eventually, the developmentally disabled.
Personally, I am not opposed to the overall concept. Clearly, Medicaid costs are out of control, and the best hope for efficiencies is through some sort of fixed-rate managed care, although — as I have written before — the developmentally disabled should never go to managed care.
But this must be done very, very carefully. And the way it looks, Kansas will not be prepared by Jan.1 to make a smooth transition.
According to KHI news service, the state auditor from Kentucky said...(read more)
Thursday, July 5, 2012
KDADS is Official
As of July 1, 2012 the Kansas Department on Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) will be the state's official charge for administering the following services:
- Aging services
- Mental Health Programs
- Addiction and Prevention Programs
- State Hospitals and Institutions
- Home and Community-based Waiver Programs
KDADS has formed as the result of an executive reorganization order issued by Governor Sam Brownback during the 2012 legislative session. It is a merging of the following departments: The Kansas Department on Aging, the Disability and Behavioral Health Services Division at SRS and parts of the Health Occupations Credentialing Division at KDHE.
See below for an introductory letter, organizational chart and FAQs provided by Sean Sullivan, Secretary of KDADS:
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