Aetna Better Health of Kansas, Inc. will be a new KanCare MCO beginning January 1, 2019.
Sunflower State Health Plan, Inc and United Healthcare, Midwest, Inc. will continue services for Kansas providers and members alike.

Per KDADS, the new MCO contracts will offer many key improvements including:

  • Greater Oversight
  • Improved Response times
  • Enhanced Care Coordination
  • A supported employment pilot for persons with disabilities and behavioral health needs
  • New value-added benefits

Sunflower and United will continue business as usual. Aetna will begin outreach to members and providers very soon. Aetna has set up an email inbox for provider specific questions.

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