Back on Track: KanCare Updates

For those who follow the InterHab Insider we apologize for falling behind on posting relevant updates about the recent activity regarding KanCare.  Please see below for an important article published by KHI yesterday.

KanCare Update

Below is an article posted yesterday by KHI News Service.  While there has been some confusion as to the activity surrounding the auto-enrollment process for KanCare, it appears the goal of Kansas Department of Health and Environment (who administers the KS Medicaid program) is to have all KanCare enrollment packets mailed to Medicaid recipients by the end of November.  While long-term care supports for persons with I/DD have temporarily been carved out of the KanCare program, Medicaid recipients will still be auto-enrolled into KanCare for medical care.

The article below also includes an update regarding discussions between state officials and the federal entity Centers for Medicaid Services.  The state's KanCare program relies on approval from CMS of their request for an 1115 waiver.  The update provides an outline of conditions the state's KanCare plan would have to meet.

KHI News Service - November 14, 2012

Medicaid enrollees to have KanCare packets by month's end