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Kansas could remove thousands of people from Medicaid rolls. Here's what to do if you're on KanCare

Samantha Horton

Thousands of Kansans are at risk of losing Medicaid coverage as the state begins reviewing who still qualifies after a three-year pause. Experts and health care advocates advise people on how to best prepare.

Average proposed rate increases in Kansas on HealthCare.gov are less than 6 percent.

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Three Insurers Offering Plans In Kansas Through Affordable Care Act Exchange

Dan Margolies

Kansans seeking health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s federally run exchange will have the choice of three insurers in 2019. Kansas...

Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Jeff Andersen explains a KanCare contract extension to lawmakers.

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Kansas Nears New Deal With Troubled KanCare Contractor, Maximus

Scott Canon

Troubled Medicaid contractor Maximus could soon have a new contract with Kansas officials that pays it more to do less. State officials say that appears...

Amerigroup has been managing care for KanCare patients since 2013, but was snubbed in the new round of contracts.

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Castoff KanCare Contractor Files Suit

Jim McLean

A contract dispute that could disrupt the health care of more than 400,000 Kansans enrolled in the state’s privatized Medicaid program has landed in...

Applications for Medicaid coverage in Kansas have been stuck in a chronic backlog. The contractor processing those records is under pressure to fix the problems.

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KanCare Contractor Must Fix Backlog Problems Soon Or Face Fines

Jim McLean

The company that processes applications for Kansas’ privatized KanCare Medicaid program faces potentially steep fines if it doesn’t fix problems,...

Senate Ways and Means Committee Chair Carolyn McGinn and Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning were among the legislative leaders to oppose KanCare 2.0. early on.

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KanCare Compromise Gives Legislature Final Say On Medicaid Work Requirement

Jim McLean

Kansas lawmakers have struck a deal to end their session-long battle over Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer's plan to tighten eligibility for KanCare, the...

Kansas Medicaid Director Jon Hamdorf, right, talks with House Minority Leader Jim Ward in the Statehouse. Hamdorf is the administration's point person on KanCare 2.0, which would add a work requirement for Medicaid recipients. Ward opposes the plan.

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Colyer Insisting On Work-For-Coverage Requirement In Kansas Medicaid Rules

Jim McLean

A behind-the-scenes struggle over proposed changes to Kansas’ Medicaid program is coming down to the wire. Republican Gov. Jeff Colyer has offered...

Kansas has contracted three private companies to manage Medicaid in its KanCare program. A push for a renewal to the program now has opposition from Republican lawmakers.

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Republican Opposition To KanCare 2.0 Echoing Democratic Gripes on Privatized Medicaid

Jim McLean

A push by the Brownback administration to keep turning to private firms to run its Medicaid program for years to come faces resistance from key...

Rep. Dan Hawkins, left, a Wichita Republican, and other GOP legislators on an oversight committee this week approved the Brownback administration's proposal to seek renewal of its privatized Medicaid program for five years.

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Legislative Panel Backs KanCare Renewal Plan, But Opponents Hope To Block Implementation

Jim McLean

Republican legislators have temporarily sidetracked an effort to block the Brownback administration from obtaining federal approval to renew KanCare,...

Susan Mosier, secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, unveiled the state's plan to renew KanCare on Friday at the Statehouse in Topeka.

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Kansas Medicaid Officials Unveil KanCare Renewal Plan To Mixed Reviews

Jim McLean

State Medicaid officials on Friday formally started the process of renewing KanCare, the privatized Medicaid program launched by Republican Gov. Sam...