TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A special council of Kansas officials on Wednesday approved releasing $1 million to implement the state's new system for administering Medicaid services.
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment asked the State Finance Council to approve the funds for the billing system for KanCare, the state's revised Medicaid program.
KDHE's Kari Bruffett, who oversees the Division of Health Care Finance, said the billing system will help with the transition to the new KanCare format, allowing providers to continue to bill for payment for services without interruption.
The state already has awarded three-year contracts to Kansas subsidiaries of three multibillion-dollar, out-of-state companies and assigned each Medicaid participant to one of them. The state covers medical services for about 395,000 poor, disabled and elderly Kansans. Bruffett said providers will have the option to continue to bill the state for services or go through one of the managed care organizations as the new system begins functioning.
Complete your profile to continue reading and get FREE access to BenefitsPRO, part of your ALM digital membership.
Your access to unlimited BenefitsPRO content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Critical BenefitsPRO information including cutting edge post-reform success strategies, access to educational webcasts and videos, resources from industry leaders, and informative Newsletters.
- Exclusive discounts on ALM, BenefitsPRO magazine and BenefitsPRO.com events
- Access to other award-winning ALM websites including ThinkAdvisor.com and Law.com
Already have an account? Sign In
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
