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KanCare, Kansas’ Medicaid program, began covering doula services for its pregnant beneficiaries July 1. ... Sara Skiles, owner of Wichita Doula, said doulas bridge the gap between overloaded OB ...
Kansas officials have selected three health insurance companies to serve as managed care organizations for KanCare, the state's privatized Medicaid program that serves about 458,000 people.
After Kansas awarded KanCare MCO contracts to Healthy Blue, Sunflower and United, losing bidders Aetna and CareSource are protesting the procurement.
Kelly was elected to the Kansas Senate representing northern Topeka in November 2004, later serving as Minority Whip. [9] During her Senate tenure, from 2005 until her 2019 inauguration as governor, she was at times the Ranking Minority member of the Ways and Means Committee, Joint Committee on Home and Community Based Services and KanCare Oversight, and Public Health and Welfare Committee.
As lieutenant governor, Colyer led the Kansas Medicaid transformation, which has saved Kansans $2 billion since 2013 while increasing services. KanCare has led to a 23% reduction in in-patient hospital stays, a 24% increase in members using a primary care physician and a 10% increase in outpatient, non-emergency treatment. [25]
Ascension Via Christi St. Teresa – Wichita; Associated Eye Surgical Center – Wichita; Derby Ambulatory Surgery Center – Derby; Kansas Heart Hospital – Wichita; Kansas Spine Hospital – Wichita; Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center – Wichita; Medical Specialists Ambulatory Surgery Center – Wichita; Plastic Surgery Center – Wichita
KanCare is the state's privatized Medicaid system, with contracts worth more than $4 billion. Aetna, Sunflower Health Plan and United Healthcare Community Plan have been contracted MCOs since 2018.
Beverly Gossage (born May 22, 1950) is an American politician, insurance agent, and former educator currently serving as a member of the Kansas Senate representing the 9th district in Johnson County, Kansas. A Republican, she was elected in 2020 to succeed retiring senator Julia Lynn.