Kansas Governor Asks Legislature to Add $3.4M for Medicaid Reform

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has asked Kansas lawmakers to add $3.4 million to the state’s budget as the state prepares to overhaul its Medicaid program, according to a CBS News report.

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The $3.4 million would go toward a public education campaign regarding the Medicaid changes and an upgrade to the state’s computer billing system that handles bills from Medicaid providers, according to the report.

Gov. Brownback plans to transform the state’s Medicaid program into a managed care model and will issue contracts to three managed care companies this summer. Kansas, which hopes to go live with its Medicaid overhaul by Jan. 1, 2013, still needs approval from CMS.

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